1. On April 23, 1862, the Union army under General William T. Sherman occupied Corinth, Mississippi, a strategic railroad town during the Civil War. The battle of Corinth, fought in October of the same year, was a significant Union victory.

2. On April 23, 1888, the first issue of The Meridian Daily Herald, a newspaper serving Meridian, Mississippi and the surrounding area, was published. The paper would continue to be published until 1909.

3. In 1900, April 23 was designated as "Lee-Jackson Day" in Mississippi, in honor of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The holiday was later expanded to include Confederate President Jefferson Davis as well.

4. On April 23, 1949, the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge, connecting Natchez, Mississippi with Vidalia, Louisiana, was dedicated. At the time, it was the longest cantilever bridge in the United States.

5. On April 23, 1975, Mississippi Governor William L. Waller signed a bill officially adopting "Go, Mississippi" as the state song. The tune, originally known as "When the World Goes Wrong," was written by Houston songwriter Houston Davis and first performed by The Mississippians.