The Event Registry

2002

George W

Bush’s “Axis of Evil” speech. In his State of the Union address, President Bush labeled Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an “Axis of Evil,” accusing them of sponsoring terror and seeking weapons of mass destruction

January 29 National 2

2002

George W

Bush’s “Axis of Evil” speech. In his State of the Union address, President Bush labeled Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an “Axis of Evil,” accusing them of sponsoring terror and seeking weapons of mass destruction

January 29 National 1

1861

Kansas joins the Union

Kansas was admitted as the 34th U.S. state, entering the Union as a free state amid the escalating sectional conflicts that led to the Civil War

January 29 National 0

1861

Kansas joins the Union

Kansas was admitted as the 34th U.S. state, entering the Union as a free state amid the escalating sectional conflicts that led to the Civil War

January 29 National 0

1845

The Raven is published

Edgar Allan Poe’s narrative poem “The Raven” was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. The poem’s dark, haunting theme and refrain “Nevermore” made Poe a household name and remains one of the most famous poems in American literature

January 29 National 0

1845

The Raven is published

Edgar Allan Poe’s narrative poem “The Raven” was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. The poem’s dark, haunting theme and refrain “Nevermore” made Poe a household name and remains one of the most famous poems in American literature

January 29 National 0

1948

Gandhi assassinated

Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement, was shot and killed in New Delhi by a Hindu extremist

January 30 National 1

1948

Gandhi assassinated

Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement, was shot and killed in New Delhi by a Hindu extremist

January 30 National 1

1933

Hitler appointed Chancellor

Germany’s President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor on January 30, 1933

January 30 National 1

1933

Hitler appointed Chancellor

Germany’s President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor on January 30, 1933

January 30 National 1

1649

King Charles I executed

King Charles I of England was tried for treason by Parliament and beheaded in London

January 30 National 1

1649

King Charles I executed

King Charles I of England was tried for treason by Parliament and beheaded in London

January 30 National 1

1958

First U.S

satellite launched. Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, was successfully launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida

January 31 National 2

1958

First U.S

satellite launched. Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, was successfully launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida

January 31 National 0

1884

Roanoke becomes an independent city

After rapid growth spurred by the railroad industry, the town of Big Lick, Virginia, was chartered as the independent City of Roanoke on January 31, 1884

January 31 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0

1884

Roanoke becomes an independent city

After rapid growth spurred by the railroad industry, the town of Big Lick, Virginia, was chartered as the independent City of Roanoke on January 31, 1884

January 31 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0

1865

13th Amendment passes Congress

The U.S. Congress approved the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery nationwide

January 31 National 0

1865

13th Amendment passes Congress

The U.S. Congress approved the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery nationwide

January 31 National 0

2003

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board

February 1 National 0

2003

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board

February 1 National 0

1979

Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

After 15 years in exile, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini arrived in Tehran to a jubilant reception, two weeks after the Shah of Iran fled the country

February 1 National 1

1979

Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

After 15 years in exile, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini arrived in Tehran to a jubilant reception, two weeks after the Shah of Iran fled the country

February 1 National 1

1960

Greensboro sit-ins begin

Four African American college students from North Carolina A&T (later dubbed the “Greensboro Four”) sat down at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in downtown Greensboro and politely asked to be served. Their request was refused, but their act of nonviolent protest sparked a sit-in movement that spread across North Carolina and the South

February 1 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0

1960

Greensboro sit-ins begin

Four African American college students from North Carolina A&T (later dubbed the “Greensboro Four”) sat down at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in downtown Greensboro and politely asked to be served. Their request was refused, but their act of nonviolent protest sparked a sit-in movement that spread across North Carolina and the South

February 1 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0

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