| General Information for July 23rd 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 204 of 2017 |
| 161 days left in 2017 |
| Week 29 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1940 - The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. |
| 1936 - In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties. |
| 1862 - American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army. |
| 1833 - Cornerstones are laid for the construction of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio. |