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1547
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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