Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Algeria officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers, the world's third-largest mosque.
Odysseus became the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.
Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
Argentina canonized its first female saint, Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa.
King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.
Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took off for its 72nd and final flight on Mars.
North Korea officially abandoned all reunification plans with South Korea.
The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.
The European Union's climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
Jeffery Epstein's associates were revealed in court documents from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2015 trial.