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May 23 in history: Tibet's agreement with China, launch of Java, and more

1785
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1785

Benjamin Franklin announces the invention of bifocals

1915
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1915

WWI: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

1951
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1951

Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China

1984
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1984

Bachendri Pal becomes first Indian woman to reach top of Mount Everest

1995
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1995

Sun launches Computer programming language Java