{"id":1473,"date":"2026-05-23T10:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:35:01","slug":"today-in-history-may-23-cigarette-smoke-linked-to-lung-disease-in-non-smokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1473","title":{"rendered":"Today in History: May 23, cigarette smoke linked to lung disease in non-smokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Today is Saturday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2026. There are 222 days left in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1471\">Plant Doctor: Annoying blemishes can pose problems for even healthy camellias<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Today in history:<\/h4>\n<p>On May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was \u201cvery solid\u201d evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.<\/p>\n<h4>Also on this date:<\/h4>\n<p>In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, aligning with the Triple Entente of Russia, France and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>In 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>In 1939, the diesel-electric submarine USS Squalus sank during a test dive in 240 feet (73 meters) of water off the coast of New Hampshire, killing 22 crew members. 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(The ban on gay Scout leaders and organization employees was lifted two years later.)<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, supporters of marriage equality in Ireland celebrated as referendum results showed a constitutional amendment in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage passing by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2018, NFL owners approved a new policy allowing players to protest during the national anthem by staying in the locker room but forbidding players from sitting or taking a knee if they\u2019re on the field.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, a cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of northern Italy\u2019s Lake Maggiore plummeted to the ground when a cable snapped, killing 14 people.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1467\">Se7enbites Trina Gregory: \u2018If you humanize it, you can make a difference\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Today\u2019s Birthdays:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Actor Joan Collins is 93.<\/li>\n<li>Tennis Hall of Famer John Newcombe is 82.<\/li>\n<li>Chess grand master Anatoly Karpov is 75.<\/li>\n<li>Comedian-TV host Drew Carey is 68.<\/li>\n<li>Comedian-actor Lea DeLaria is 68.<\/li>\n<li>Author Mitch Albom is 68.<\/li>\n<li>Actor Melissa McBride is 61.<\/li>\n<li>Singer-songwriter Maxwell is 53.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d host Ken Jennings is 52.<\/li>\n<li>Singer-songwriter Jewel is 52.<\/li>\n<li>Filmmaker Ryan Coogler is 40.<\/li>\n<li>Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz (juh-ROHZ\u2019) is 35.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surgeon General C. 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