| 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 |
| 1988 - General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. |
| 1984 - Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine. |
| 1974 - The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government. |
| 1967 - 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings. |