23rd June in History

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  • On the 23rd June 1940, France surrendered to Nazi Germany.
  • In 2012 on this date, the Higgs boson particle was discovered. If you’re a physicist you will know all about this but, if you aren’t a physicist and want to know more, then Click Here to visit the CERN website. CERN stands for the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The acronym CERN originally represented the French words “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire” (European Council for Nuclear Research), which was a provisional council established by 12 European governments in 1952 to build the laboratory. In 1954, the provisional council was dissolved, and the organization was officially established as the Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Organization for Nuclear Research). Despite the name change, the acronym CERN was retained.