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Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:31 pm
2005 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:32 pm
2007 – The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:32 pm
2009 – Gaza War: Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other paramilitary groups announce they will accept Israel's offer of a ceasefire, ending the war.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:33 pm
1562 - The Council of Trent Ä called by the popes to deal with the monumental problems caused by the Reformation Ä reconvened, following a suspension of ten years.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:33 pm
1815 - Birth of L.F.K. Tischendorf, German biblical and textual scholar. In 1844 he discovered one of the oldest and most valuable manuscripts of the Greek Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, which dates back to the 4th century.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:33 pm
1846 - Taylor University was established in Fort Wayne, Indiana, under Methodist sponsorship.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:33 pm
1891 - The first Armenian Church in the U.S. was consecrated in Worcester, MA. New churches were later consecrated in Fresno, CA (1900); West Hoboken, NJ (1907); and Fowler, CA (1910).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:33 pm
1936 - In Washington, DC, Catholic biblical scholars met to discuss two proposals: the preparation of a new Bible translation and the formation of a society of Catholic biblical scholars. In result, the Catholic Biblical Association (CBA) was formed in 1937, and the New American Bible (NAB) was published in 1970.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:34 pm
1992 - Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:34 pm
1980 - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:35 pm
1995 - Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:36 pm
1989 - Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: nally on 01/18/11 at 6:00 pm
1994 – The Cando event, a possible bolide impact in Cando, Spain. Witnesses claim to have seen a fireball in the sky lasting for almost one minute.
This was the day after the Northridge earthquake; many folks in the San Fernando Valley were still without power, until later in the day. Schools were shut down (for the whole week), as were many businesses. My parents and I were spending another night with my paternal grandparents, who'd been starting to help us clear out stuff from our damaged mobile home.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: nally on 01/18/11 at 6:02 pm
1980 - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1
A particular track from said album would hit #1 on the singles charts shortly thereafter, in the US.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Howard on 01/18/11 at 9:35 pm
1980 - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1
One of my favorites. :)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: nally on 01/19/11 at 12:47 pm
January 19, 1994...President Bill Clinton (who'd been in office for just about a whole year) came to California to see the damage done by the recent earthquake.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:07 pm
1419 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:08 pm
1511 – Mirandola surrenders to the French.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:08 pm
1520 – Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:08 pm
1607 – San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:08 pm
1764 – John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:09 pm
1788 – The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:09 pm
1795 – The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands bringing to an end the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:09 pm
1806 – The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:10 pm
1812 – Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:10 pm
1817 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:11 pm
1829 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part 1 receives its premiere performance.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:13 pm
1829 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part 1 receives its premiere performance.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:13 pm
1839 – The British East India Company captures Aden.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:13 pm
1840 – Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:15 pm
1853 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:15 pm
1861 – American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in seceding from the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:16 pm
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs – The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:16 pm
1871 – Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:16 pm
1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:16 pm
1893 – Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder receives its premiere performance in Berlin.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:17 pm
1899 – Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:17 pm
1915 – Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:18 pm
1915 – World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing more than 20, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:18 pm
1917 – Silvertown explosion: 73 are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:19 pm
1920 – The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:20 pm
1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world's first briefs.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:20 pm
1937 – Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:20 pm
1942 – World War II: Japanese forces invade Burma
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:21 pm
1945 – World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź ghetto. Out more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:21 pm
1946 – General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:21 pm
1949 – Cuba recognizes Israel.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:22 pm
1953 – 68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:22 pm
1969 – Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire 3 days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turned into another major protest.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:23 pm
1975 – An earthquake strikes Himachal Pradesh, India
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:23 pm
1977 – President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose").
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:23 pm
1977 – Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in the Bahamas.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:24 pm
1978 – The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:25 pm
1981 – Iran Hostage Crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:25 pm
1983 – Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:25 pm
1983 – The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:26 pm
1991 – Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:27 pm
1992 – Ric Flair wins the WWF Royal Rumble in 59:26, capturing his first WWF Heavyweight Championship.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:27 pm
1993 – Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:28 pm
1996 – The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:28 pm
1997 – Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:30 pm
1999 – British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:30 pm
1999 – Beginning of the religious/poltical war on the Moluccas (Eastern-Indonesia) which was a clash between muslims and christians that lasted for several years,thousands of people died and fled the islands.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:30 pm
2006 – A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes in Hungary.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:30 pm
2006 – The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:30 pm
2007 – Turkish Journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's office by 17 year old Turkish ultranationalist Ogün Samast.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:04 pm
250 – Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian is martyred.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:05 pm
1265 – In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting held by Simon de Montfort in the Palace of Westminster, now also known colloquially as the "Houses of Parliament".
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:05 pm
1320 – Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:05 pm
1356 – Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:06 pm
1502 – The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:06 pm
1523 – Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:07 pm
1576 – The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:08 pm
1649 – Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes".
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:09 pm
1783 – The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:09 pm
1788 – The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:09 pm
1801 – John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:10 pm
1839 – In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:10 pm
1841 – Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:10 pm
1885 – L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:11 pm
1887 – The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:12 pm
1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:12 pm
1921 – The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:12 pm
1929 – In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:13 pm
1934 – Fujifilm, the photographic and electronics company, is founded in Tokyo, Japan.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:13 pm
1936 – Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:14 pm
1936 – Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.
...as featured in The King's Speech.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:14 pm
1937 – Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a second term as U.S. President. This is the first inauguration on January 20. The date was changed from March 4 by the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:14 pm
1941 – A Nazi officer is murdered in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:15 pm
1942 – World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question".
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:15 pm
1945 – World War II: Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:15 pm
1945 – World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:16 pm
1945 – Franklin Roosevelt's fourth and final inauguration is held at the White House due to wartime considerations.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:17 pm
1949 – Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:18 pm
1953 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the first Republican President in twenty years.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:18 pm
1954 – The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:19 pm
1959 – The first flight of the Vickers Vanguard.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:20 pm
1960 – Hendrik Verwoerd announces a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:20 pm
1961 – John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the youngest elected and first Roman Catholic President of the U.S. His inaugural address is one of the most memorable of the 20th century.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:21 pm
1968 – The Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win the Game of the Century.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:22 pm
1969 – East Pakistani police kill student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage is in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:23 pm
1977 – Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States. He is the last President inaugurated at the east front of the Capitol, which had been the traditional site for Presidential inaugurations since 1829.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:23 pm
1981 – Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated, at age 69 the oldest man ever to be inaugurated as U.S. President, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:25 pm
1986 – Martin Luther King, Jr. day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:25 pm
1987 – Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:25 pm
1990 – Tragedy at Baku – The Red Army killed Azerbaijani people in Baku.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:26 pm
1991 – Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:26 pm
1992 – Air Inter Flight 148 crashes near Strasbourg, France, killing 82 passengers and 5 crew.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:26 pm
1999 – The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:26 pm
2001 – Philippine president Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:27 pm
2006 – Witnesses report sightings of a Bottlenose whale swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the River Thames since records began in 1913.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:27 pm
2007 – A three-man team, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1958 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:27 pm
2009 – Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th and first African-American President of the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:10 am
1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:10 am
1643 – Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Tonga.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:11 am
1720 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:11 am
1749 – The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:11 am
1789 – The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:11 am
1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:11 am
1840 – Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:12 am
1861 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:12 am
1864 – The Tauranga Campaign begins during the Maori Wars.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:12 am
1887 – 465 millimetres (18.3 in) of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:12 am
1887 – 465 millimetres (18.3 in) of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city.
History is repeating itself!
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:12 am
1893 – The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:13 am
1899 – Opel manufactures its first automobile.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:13 am
1908 – New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:14 am
1911 – The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:14 am
1915 – Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:14 am
1919 – Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:14 am
1921 – The Italian Communist Party is founded at Livorno.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:15 am
1925 – Albania declares itself a republic.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:15 am
1931 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:15 am
1948 – The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:15 am
1950 – Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:15 am
1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:16 am
1958 – The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:16 am
1960 – Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:16 am
1960 – Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:16 am
1968 – Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:16 am
1968 – A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:17 am
1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:17 am
1976 – Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:18 am
1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:18 am
1981 – Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:18 am
1985 – The inauguration of President Ronald Reagan to a second term, already postponed a day because January 20 fell on a Sunday, becomes the second inauguration in history moved indoors because of freezing temperatures and high winds. The parade is cancelled altogether.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:18 am
1997 – Newt Gingrich becomes the first leader of the United States House of Representatives to be internally disciplined for ethical misconduct.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:18 am
1999 – War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:19 am
2000 – Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:19 am
2002 – The Canadian Dollar sets all-time low against the US Dollar (US$0.6179).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:19 am
2003 – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:19 am
2004 – NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:19 am
2005 – In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 2:19 am
2008 – Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:24 pm
1525 - History's first Anabaptist baptismal service took place in Zurich, Switzerland, when Conrad Grebel (re-)baptized George Blaurock.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:24 pm
1549 - Parliament passed the first of four British Acts of Uniformity, this first requiring the exclusive use of the Book of Common Prayer (later called the First Prayer Book of Edward VI) in all public services of the Anglican Church.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:25 pm
1738 - English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in his journal: 'I desire to have no greater portion than the prayers of the poor.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:25 pm
1772 - Pioneer Methodist bishop Frances Asbury wrote in his journal: 'Though a stranger in a strange land, God has taken care of me.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:25 pm
1986 - Charismatic Bible Ministries was founded in Oklahoma. A fraternal fellowship of charismatic organizations, CBM held its first major conference in June 1986 in Tulsa.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:29 pm
1998 - Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:29 pm
1996 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:31 pm
1994 - Lorena Bobbitt found temporarily insane for chopping off spouse's penis
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:31 pm
1994 - Dow Jones passes 3900 (record 3,914.20)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:32 pm
1993 - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested on suspicion of murder
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:32 pm
1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum & swearing at an official
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:33 pm
1987 - BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to University of Mississippi
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:04 am
565 – Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:04 am
1506 – The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:04 am
1521 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, opens the Diet of Worms.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:04 am
1771 – Spain cedes Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands to the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:05 am
1521 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, opens the Diet of Worms.
Before anyone asks, Worms is a place in Germany.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:06 am
1824 – Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:07 am
1849 – Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:07 am
1863 – The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:07 am
1877 – Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:08 am
1877 – Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.
...he should had been a dentist!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:08 am
1879 – Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Isandlwana – Zulu troops defeat British troops.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:08 am
1879 – Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Rorke's Drift – 139 British soldiers successfully defend their garrison against an intense assault by four to five thousand Zulu warriors.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:08 am
1889 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:09 am
1890 – The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:09 am
1899 – Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:10 am
1901 – Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:10 am
1905 – Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:11 am
1906 – SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:11 am
1915 – Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:11 am
1917 – World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:11 am
1919 – Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:12 am
1924 – Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:13 am
1927 – First live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:14 am
1941 – World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:16 am
1944 – World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio, Italy.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:16 am
1946 – Iran: Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chuwarchira Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad. He is the new president; Hadschi Baba Scheich is the prime minister.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:16 am
1946 – Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:16 am
1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:17 am
1957 – Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:17 am
1957 – The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:18 am
1959 – Knox Mine Disaster: Water breaches the River Slope Mine near Pittston City, Pennsylvania in Port Griffith; 12 miners are killed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:18 am
1962 – The Organization of American States suspends Cuba's membership.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:18 am
1963 – The Elysée treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:18 am
1968 – Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:19 am
1968 – Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:19 am
1969 – A gunman attempts to assassinate Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:19 am
1970 – The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:19 am
1971 – The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:20 am
1973 – The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:20 am
1973 – A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:20 am
1984 – The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:21 am
1987 – Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:21 am
1987 – Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:22 am
1990 – Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet Computer worm.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:22 am
1991 – Gulf War: Three SCUDs and one Patriot missile hit Ramat Gan in Israel, injuring 96 people. Three elderly people die of heart attacks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:23 am
1992 – Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:23 am
1995 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid massacre – In central Israel, near Netanya, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:23 am
1999 – Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:24 am
2002 – Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:24 am
2006 – Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 1:24 am
2007 – At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 5:29 am
1522 - German Reformer Martin Luther wrote in a letter: 'Love cares for the problems of others as if they were one's own.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 5:29 am
1843 - Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Blass, German biblical philologist. His 1896 "Grammar of New Testament Greek" became a foundational work in New Testament studies, and is still in print.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 5:29 am
1855 - Birth of Carrie Ellis Breck, American Presbyterian poet. Several of her verses later became hymns, including "Help Somebody Today" and "Face to Face with Christ My Savior."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 5:29 am
1882 - The Fifth Street Presbyterian Church of Troy, New York, became the first church in America to be illuminated by electric lighting.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 5:29 am
1963 - Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth wrote in a letter: 'In Jesus Christ, God and man...are already at peace Ä not as enemies but as true companions. In Him salvation is already present and at work.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:07 am
1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth, Successful
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:08 am
1992 - Princess Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:09 am
1971 - John & Yoko record "Power to the People"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:10 am
1968 - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premieres on NBC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:10 am
1953 - Arthur Miller's "Crucible" premieres in New York City NY
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:25 am
393 – Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:25 am
971 – In China, the war elephant corps of the Southern Han are soundly defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:26 am
1368 – In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:26 am
1510 – Henry VIII of England, then 18 years old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals his identity.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:26 am
1533 – Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, discovers herself pregnant.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:26 am
1546 – Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:27 am
1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:27 am
1570 – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:27 am
1571 – The Royal Exchange opens in London.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:28 am
1579 – The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:28 am
1656 – Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:28 am
1719 – The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:29 am
1789 – Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:29 am
1793 – Second Partition of Poland: Russia and Prussia partition Poland for the second time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:29 am
1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:30 am
1855 – The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:30 am
1870 – In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in the Marias Massacre.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:30 am
1879 – Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:31 am
1897 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:31 am
1899 – Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:31 am
1900 – The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces during the Second Boer War resulted in a British defeat.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:32 am
1904 – Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:32 am
1907 – Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:32 am
1912 – The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.