Today in History: May 23, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde killed in police ambush
In 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.
In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler killed himself while in British custody in Lüneburg, Germany.
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In 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was 'very solid' evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.
In 2013, the Boy Scouts of America announced it would remove membership restrictions based on sexual orientation, while maintaining a ban on openly gay Scout leaders. (The ban on gay Scout leaders and organization employees was lifted two years later.)
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.
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 are on the field.
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In 2021, a cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of northern Italy's Lake Maggiore plummeted to the ground when a cable snapped, killing 14 people.
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