May 23: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

Blizzard released its first shooter game, Overwatch, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

This team-based multiplayer first-person shooter was a huge sidestep from any games previously released by Blizzard, such as Diablo, Warcraft, or Starcraft. Overwatch reused many elements from a Blizzard game dubbed "Titan", which was canceled in 2014.

The final episode of LOST aired.

It was simultaneously screened in the US, UK, and six other countries. This was done to avoid spoilers and illegal internet downloads.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second in the film series, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released in the US.

Wilfred Benítez became the youngest 3-division world champion in history at age 22 after knocking out Maurice Hope in 12 rounds.

At the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, “All That Jazz” and “Kagemusha” were jointly awarded the Palme d’Or award.

A fire broke out in the Britannia Bridge in North Wales.

The fire was started after some boys playing, who accidentally dropped a burning torch. Despite the efforts of the fire brigades, the lack of sufficient water supply made it difficult to control the fire.

Twelve doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first successful reattachment of a human limb – it was the severed arm of a boy.

The first satellite launched by the US, the Explorer 1, stopped transmitting data.

After its batteries died, transmissions stopped, but the Explorer 1 stayed in orbit for over 12 years. It re-entered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean on March 31, 1970, after more than 58,000 orbits.

Police killed Bonnie and Clyde.

After studying the gang's movements, police set up a trap for Bonnie and Clyde, which ended up being successful. The police emptied their guns on a car with the duo inside, shooting about 130 rounds.

Walt Disney incorporated his first film company called Laugh-O-Gram Studio.

It went bankrupt after two years.

South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.

Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocal eyeglasses.

Henry VIII declared his marriage to Catherine of Aragon officially null and void, despite Pope Clement VII’s refusal to allow it.

Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundian Faction at the siege of Compiègne.