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1547

Ivan the Terrible crowned Tsar

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible) was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in Moscow

January 16 National 0

1547

Ivan the Terrible crowned Tsar

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible) was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in Moscow

January 16 National 0

1994

Northridge earthquake

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area (Northridge, California), killing dozens and injuring thousands. The quake caused widespread freeway collapses and building damage, becoming one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history and spurring stricter seismic building codes

January 17 National 0

1994

Northridge earthquake

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area (Northridge, California), killing dozens and injuring thousands. The quake caused widespread freeway collapses and building damage, becoming one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history and spurring stricter seismic building codes

January 17 National 0

1945

Warsaw liberated

Soviet troops and Polish resistance fighters liberated Warsaw, Poland, from Nazi German occupation during World War II

January 17 National 0

1945

Warsaw liberated

Soviet troops and Polish resistance fighters liberated Warsaw, Poland, from Nazi German occupation during World War II

January 17 National 0

1706

Benjamin Franklin born

American founding father Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston. A polymath — printer, author, scientist, inventor, diplomat — Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence, secured French aid during the Revolution, and conducted famous experiments with electricity

January 17 National 0

1706

Benjamin Franklin born

American founding father Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston. A polymath — printer, author, scientist, inventor, diplomat — Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence, secured French aid during the Revolution, and conducted famous experiments with electricity

January 17 National 0

1993

Martin Luther King Jr

Day observed in all states. For the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed in all 50 U.S. states as a federal holiday (signed into law in 1983). This annual commemoration honors Dr. King’s legacy and the broader civil rights movement’s contributions to American justice and equality

January 18 National 0

1993

Martin Luther King Jr

Day observed in all states. For the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed in all 50 U.S. states as a federal holiday (signed into law in 1983). This annual commemoration honors Dr. King’s legacy and the broader civil rights movement’s contributions to American justice and equality

January 18 National 0

1919

Paris Peace Conference opens

The peace conference to formally end World War I convened in Versailles, France, with representatives of the victorious Allied Powers

January 18 National 0

1919

Paris Peace Conference opens

The peace conference to formally end World War I convened in Versailles, France, with representatives of the victorious Allied Powers

January 18 National 0

1778

Cook discovers Hawaiian Islands

British explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands (which he named the Sandwich Islands)

January 18 National 0

1778

Cook discovers Hawaiian Islands

British explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands (which he named the Sandwich Islands)

January 18 National 0

1977

Snow falls in Miami

Snow was observed in Miami, Florida, for the first and only time in recorded history as a cold wave hit the U.S. South. Though minimal and quickly melted, the flurries on this day became part of local lore, highlighting the rarity of such weather in the tropics

January 19 National 1

1977

Snow falls in Miami

Snow was observed in Miami, Florida, for the first and only time in recorded history as a cold wave hit the U.S. South. Though minimal and quickly melted, the flurries on this day became part of local lore, highlighting the rarity of such weather in the tropics

January 19 National 1

1915

First air raid on Britain

German zeppelins bombed Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England—the first aerial bombings of civilian targets on British soil in World War I

January 19 National 0

1915

First air raid on Britain

German zeppelins bombed Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England—the first aerial bombings of civilian targets on British soil in World War I

January 19 National 0

1809

Edgar Allan Poe born

American poet and author Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston. Poe’s works, including The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart, pioneered the mystery and horror genres and greatly influenced literature worldwide

January 19 National 0

1809

Edgar Allan Poe born

American poet and author Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston. Poe’s works, including The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart, pioneered the mystery and horror genres and greatly influenced literature worldwide

January 19 National 0

1981

Iran hostage crisis ends

Minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration, 52 American diplomats and citizens were released from captivity in Iran, ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis

January 20 National 0

1981

Iran hostage crisis ends

Minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration, 52 American diplomats and citizens were released from captivity in Iran, ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis

January 20 National 0

1942

Wannsee Conference

Nazi officials met in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin, and formally coordinated the implementation of the “Final Solution,” the plan to systematically exterminate Europe’s Jewish population

January 20 National 0

1942

Wannsee Conference

Nazi officials met in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin, and formally coordinated the implementation of the “Final Solution,” the plan to systematically exterminate Europe’s Jewish population

January 20 National 0

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