On This Day In History, 1 January
Today, every year, it’s New Years Day, Ellis Island processed its 1st immigrant in 1892, Bill Gates married Melinda French in 1994, and more…
January
The first month of the year, the first day of the month is known as New Year’s Day, January has 31 days
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On This Day In History, 2 January
The infamous Yorkshire Ripper was apprehended in 1981, the Ibrox Disaster happened in 1971, Dick Emery died in 1983 aged 67, and more…
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On This Day In History, 3 January
Alaska admitted as the 49th state of the US in 1959, 1st soft landing on the Far Side of the Moon in 2019, Mel Gibson...
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On This Day In History, 4 January
Spirit successfully landed on Mars in 2004, Vanilla Ice spent the night in jail in 2001, Louis Braille was born in 1809, and more…
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On This Day In History, 5 January
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge started in 1933, Inside The Trump White House was published in 2018, Robert Duval was born in 1931, and...
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On This Day In History, 6 January
King Harold, killed at the Battle of Hastings, was crowned in 1066, today is the traditional date for Epiphany, Rowan Atkinson was born in 1955,...
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On This Day In History, 7 January
Bill Clinton impeachment, Monica Lewinsky, began in 1999, In Da Club by 50 Cent was released in 2003, Lewis Hamilton was born in 1985, and...
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On This Day In History, 8 January
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov set off in 1994 for a record 437 days in space, El Chapo captured again in 2016, Elvis Presley was born in...
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On This Day In History, 9 January
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the world in 2007, the construction of the Aswan Dam began in 1960, Rawhide aired for the 1st time...
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On This Day In History, 10 January
The London Underground opened in 1863, the Treaty Of Versailles came into effect in 1920, the 1st episode of The Sopranos aired in 1999, and...
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On This Day In History, 11 January
The Anglo Zulu War started in 1879, Charing Cross Station in London opened in 1864, Sir Edmund Percival Hillary died in 2008 aged 88, and...
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On This Day In History, 12 January
Cryonically preserved James Hiram Bedford died in 1967 aged 73, the Haiti Earthquake hit in 2010, Motown was founded in 1959, and more…
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On This Day In History, 13 January
Doctor Harold Shipman hanged himself in 2004, Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal in 2019, Suggs from Madness, was born in 1961, and...
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On This Day In History, 14 January
The Casablanca Conference started in 1943, the Human Be In was held in 1967 in San Francisco, Humphrey Bogart died in 1957 aged 57, and...
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On This Day In History, 15 January
Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England in 1559, Wikipedia was launched in 2001, the 1st Super Bowl game was played in 1967, and more…
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On This Day In History, 16 January
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified in 1919, Hitler moved to the Fuhrerbunker in 1945, Sade was born in 1959, and more…
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On This Day In History, 17 January
The Great Brinks Robbery took place in 1950, Operation Desert Storm started in 1991, Muhammad Ali was born in 1942 in Louisville, and more…
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On This Day In History, 18 January
The first members of "The First Fleet" arrived at Botany Bay in 1788, Bentley Motors Limited was founded in 1919, Oliver Hardy was born in...
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On This Day In History, 19 January
Production of the classic VW Beetle in Germany ended in 1978, Snow fell in the Bahamas in 1977, Janis Joplin was born in 1943, and...
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On This Day In History, 20 January
JFK was inaugurated as the 35th President of the US in 1961, Fujifilm was founded in 1934, Sir Matt Busby died in 1994 aged 84,...
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On This Day In History, 21 January
A US B52 bomber, carrying 4 bombs, crashed in Greenland in 1968, scheduled flights for #Concorde began in 1976, Benny Hill was born in 1924,...
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On This Day In History, 22 January
The Swiss Guard arrived at the Vatican in 1506, The Battle of Rorkes Drift started in 1879, Aretha Franklin released Lady Soul in 1968, and...
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On This Day In History, 23 January
Sweden announced it would ban aerosol sprays in 1978, Double agent Kim Philby defected to the Soviet Union in 1963, Edvard Munch died in 1944,...
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On This Day In History, 24 January
Winston Churchill died in 1965 aged 90, the California Gold Rush started in 1848, the X-Files returned to TV in 2016, and more…
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On This Day In History, 25 January
Nellie Bly arrived back in New Jersey in 1890, Walt Disney completed the acquisition of Pixar in 2006, Al Capone died in 1947 aged 48,...
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On This Day In History, 26 January
The Cullinan Diamond was discovered in 1905, India became a republic in 1950, The Phantom Of The Opera opened on Broadway in 1988, and more…
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On This Day In History, 27 January
The Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated in 1945, Eric Cantona kung-fu style attack on a fan in 1995, Mozart was born in 1756, and more…
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On This Day In History, 28 January
Construction of the Eiffel Tower started in 1887, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, Ronnie Scott was born in 1927, and more…
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On This Day In History, 29 January
The Victoria Cross was established in 1856, the Coca Cola Company was founded in 1892, Desert Island Discs broadcast for the 1st time in 1942,...
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On This Day In History, 30 January
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, Northern Ireland Bloody Sunday occurred in 1972, the actor Christian Bale was born in 1974, and more…
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On This Day In History, 31 January
The 1st McDonalds restaurant in the Soviet Union opened in 1988, Ham The Chimp was launched into space in 1961, Wogan died in 2016, and...