May 23 in history: • 1706 – War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium. → go there • 1980 – The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick (pictured), premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles. → go there • 2008 – The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait. → go there • 2021 – Ryanair Flight 4978 was forced to land by Belarusian authorities, who detained dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. → go there Died 1752: William Bradford Wiki link Born 1810: Margaret Fuller Wiki link Born 1926: Basil Salvadore D'Souza Wiki link Born 1926: Aileen Hernandez Wiki link Born 2001: Brennan Johnson Wiki link Pictured: Stanley Kubrick.