Today in History

1861
steam elevator is patent by Elisha Otis
1892
basketball rules 1st published in Triangle Magazine written by basketball inventor, James Naismith
1942
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt sends his famous' Green Light' letter to MLB commissioner, Kenesaw Landis to encourage baseball to continue playing during WW II. The letter is part of a collection that is at National Baseball Hall of Fame
1967
The Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the 5th time. They agree to alter lyrics to song' Let's Spend The Night Together'
1981
debut of NBC's critical acclaimed police drama' Hill St Blues'. The show focused on the police officers at Hill St Station located in a large ghettoed area in an unnamed East Coast City. The show won 26 Emmys over its 7yr run The 1st yr it was near cancellation until it won 8 Emmys a record at the time
2009
U.S. Air Flight# 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia airport{NYC} headed for Charlotte, N. Carolina,pilot, Chesley Sullenberger did emergency landing on Hudson River.A flock of geese had disabled the engines All 150 passengers and 5 crew members survived
The movie version' Sully' starred Tom Hanks as Chesley ,directed by Clint Eastwood was released in 2016
 

On This Day In History, January 16th

2005 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66
The Romanian university lecturer broke the record for the world's oldest birth mother.

1992 The civil war in El Salvador ends
The war lasted over 12 years and left more than 75,000 people dead.

1979 The Shah of Iran flees the country
As a consequence, Ayatollah Khomeini later took power and proclaimed the Islamic Republic.

1919 Prohibition begins in the United States
The 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.
 

Births On This Day, January 16th 🎂

1974 Kate Moss
English model

1959 Sade Adu
Nigerian/English singer-songwriter, producer

1948 John Carpenter
American director

1933 Susan Sontag
American author

1932 Dian Fossey
American zoologist

Deaths On This Day, January 16th 🪦

2009 John Mortimer
English lawyer, author

1986 Herbert W. Armstrong
American evangelist, author, publisher

1979 Ted Cassidy
American actor

1957 Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor

1917 George Dewey
American Admiral
 
On This Day In History, January 18th

2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War ends
The conflict had lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead.

1997 Børge Ousland becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided
The Norwegian polar explorer walked 3000 km (1864 miles) across the Earth's southernmost continent.

1943 Insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto take up arms against the German oppressors
This led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the largest single revolt by Jews during World War II.

1919 The Paris Peace Conference opens
The conference's aim was to set the peace terms after World War I, which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

1886 Modern hockey is born
The foundation of The Hockey Association in England formalised a modern version of the game that had already been played in ancient times.
 
Births On This Day, January 18th 🎂

1955 Kevin Costner
American actor, singer, director, producer

1913 Danny Kaye
American actor

1892 Oliver Hardy
American comedian, actor

1882 A. A. Milne
English author

1689 Montesquieu
French philosopher

Deaths On This Day, January 18th 🪦

2011 Sargent Shriver
American politician, 21st United States Ambassador to France

1956 Konstantin Päts
Estonian politician, 1st President of Estonia

1952 Curly Howard
American actor, comedian

1936 Rudyard Kipling
English author, poet, and Nobel Prize laureate

1862 John Tyler
American lawyer, politician, 10th President of the United States
 
18th January 1878
Construction of the Ghan Railway begins at Port Augusta, South Australia, eventually making it's way north through the middle of Australia to Darwin.
2979kms - 1851 miles, long, it was finally completed in 1929 when work on the extension from Alice Springs began in 1926.
Until the last section from Alice Springs to Darwin was completed, that final part of the journey was completed on the back of a camel.

The Ghan has been described as one of the world's greatest passenger trains
 
18th January 1977
The worse train accident in Australia's history occurred at Granville, a suburb of Sydney.
Negotiating a bend, the train derailed and crashed into an overhead bridge support causing the bridge to collapse onto the train.
83 people died and 210 were injured.
 
1919
engineer/motoring pioneer, Walter Owen Bentley creates Bentley Motors Limited in London,England
1933
White Sands National monument is established in New Mexico by Pres Herbert Hoover
It covers 145,762 acres surrounded by White Sands Missile Range, the sand is made of gypsum crystals
1964
The Beatles 1st appearance on U.S. Billboard Charts with single' I Want to Hold Your Hand' at #45
1983
IOC{International Olympic Committee} restores Olympian Jim Thorpe's medals he won in Pentalhlon&Decathlon 70 yrs after they were taken away from him. He was being paid $25 to play in semi -pro baseball game
1993
Martin Luther King,Jr holiday was observed in all 50 states for the 1st time
2024
NASA"s trail blazing Ingenuity helicopter,the 1st aircraft to fly on another world dies after 3 yrs on Mars with 72 flights. It was only expected to do 5 flights
 
On This Day In History, January 19th

2007 Turkish journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated
The murderer was a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist who disagreed with Dink's view on the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

1983 Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia
Barbie was known as the “Butcher of Lyon”.

1966 Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister
She was assassinated on October 31, 1984.

1915 Georges Claude patents his neon discharge tube
Neon lighting soon became popular for outdoor advertising.

1829 Goethe's “Faust” (Part 1) is premiered
The work is considered one of the greatest works of German literature.
 
Births On This Day, January 19th 🎂

1946 Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, actress

1943 Janis Joplin
American singer-songwriter

1839 Paul Cézanne
French painter

1809 Edgar Allan Poe
American author, poet

1807 Robert E. Lee
American general

Deaths On This Day, January 19th 🪦

2015 Adam Yahiye Gadahn
American terrorist

2007 Hrant Dink
Turkish/Armenian journalist

1990 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Indian mystic, guru, educator

1874 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
German poet

1865 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French politician, philosopher, economist
 
1825
Ezra Daggett&his nephew, Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tine cans
1915
neon tube sign patented by George Claude
1938
General Motors begin Mass production of diesel engines
1955
inventor Alfred Butts game' Scrabble' debuts on board game market
1978
last Volkswagen 'Beetle' made in Germany leaves VW plant in Emden. The production continues in Latin America until 2003
2013
calcium crystals are discovered on Mars by NASA"s Curiosity Rover
cyclist, Lance Armstrong finally admits to doping in all 7 Tour de France victories. He is stripped of the titles banned for life
 
On This Day In History, January 20th

2009 Barack Obama is sworn in as U.S. president
Obama became the country's first black president.

1981 The Iran hostage crisis ends
52 U.S. citizens were released after 444 days at the hands of a group of Islamists.

1969 The killing of a student activist sets the stage for the Bangladesh Liberation War
The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the establishment of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation.

1942 Nazi officials meet to organize the extermination of Jews
During the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, the Nazis discussed what they called the “Final Solution to the Jewish question”.

1934 Fujifilm is founded
The Japanese photography and electronics company soon became a global player in its field.
 
Births On This Day, January 20th 🎂

1971 Gary Barlow
English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer

1956 Bill Maher
American comedian, actor, television host

1946 David Lynch
American director

1930 Buzz Aldrin
American pilot, astronaut

1920 Federico Fellini
Italian director

Deaths On This Day, January 20th 🪦

2012 Etta James
American singer-songwriter

1993 Audrey Hepburn
Belgian/English actress, singer

1936 George V
of the United Kingdom

1900 John Ruskin
English author

1837 John Soane
 
Jan 21st:
1677
The 1st medical publication in America a pamphlet on small box was published in Boston,Mass
1915
Kiwanis International was founded in Detroit, Michigan. The global organization comprised of volunteers help shelter the homeless,feed the hungry, mentor disadvantaged children
1921
British crime novelist, Agatha Christie's 1st novel' The Mysterious Affair at Styles' is published,debut of character Hercule Poirot
1969
a partial meltdown at Lucen, Switzerland nuclear reactor seriously contaminated the cavern containing the reactor. The plant was sealed& decommissioned
1978
Bee Gees album from movie' Saturday Night Live' hits #1 on music charts, stays there for 24 weeks
2024
Ecuador discovers its largest ever stash of cocaine,22 tons worth $1 billIon{US} which was buried on a pig farm
 
On This Day In History, January 22nd

2006 Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first Indigenous president
Left-wing politicians have focused mainly on combating poverty and curbing the influence of transnational corporations.

1973 The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion
The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.

1970 The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight
The Pan Am jumbo jet flew from New York to London.

1963 The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France
The treaty effectively ended centuries of enmity between the two European countries.

1943 World record for fastest temperature change
The fastest temperature change recorded in history occurred on this day in Spearfish, South Dakota. The temperature increased from −4°F (−20°C) to +45°F (+7°C) in two minutes.
 
Births On This Day, January 22nd 🎂

1953 Jim Jarmusch
American director

1909 U Thant
Burmese diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General

1906 Robert E. Howard
American author

1788 Lord Byron
English poet

1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German author, philosopher

Deaths On This Day, January 22nd 🪦

2010 Iskandar of Johor
Malaysian sultan

2008 Heath Ledger
Australian actor, director

1973 Lyndon B. Johnson
American politician, 36th President of the United States

1901 Queen Victoria
of the United Kingdom

1900 David Edward Hughes
Welsh/American scientist, co-invented the microphone
 
Jan 23rd:
1789
1st U. S. Catholic college, Georgetown is founded in Washington,DC
1849
Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the 1st woman in U.S. to receive her medical degree from NY's Geneva Medical College
1957
Whamo Company acquires the rights to 'Pluto Platter' a plastic flying disc from its inventor, Walter Morrison. The name is changed to 'Frisbee' in 1958
1962
British intelligence officer, Kim Philby defects to USSR. He was a long term Soviet spy, was recruited while attending Cambridge Univ
1978
Sweden becomes the 1st nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays due to harmful effects on earth's ozone layer
2018
singer/ songwriter, Neil Diamond retires from touring after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
 
On This Day In History, January 24th

1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe
Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space probe that executed an aerobraking manoeuvre.

1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale
The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface and a mouse.

1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution
Resolution 1 was passed to found the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC).

1848 The California Gold Rush begins
Some 300,000 people travelled to California after James W. Marshall had found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.

1835 Slaves stage a rebellion in Brazil to end slavery
The Malê Revolt was instrumental in ending slavery in Brazil.
 

Births On This Day, January 24th 🎂

1943 Sharon Tate
American actress

1941 Neil Diamond
American singer-songwriter, guitarist

1776 E. T. A. Hoffmann
German jurist, author

1712 Frederick the Great
Prussian king

76 Hadrian
Roman Emperor

Deaths On This Day, January 24th 🪦

1989 Ted Bundy
American serial killer

1986 L. Ron Hubbard
American religious leader, author, founded the Church of Scientology

1965 Winston Churchill
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate

1895 Lord Randolph Churchill
English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

41 Caligula
Roman Emperor
 
On This Day In History, January 25th

1977 The world's first solar power plant is opened
The solar furnace in Odeillo, France was the first power plant providing alternative energy.

1971 Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda
The dictator's rule (1971 - 1979) was characterized by human rights abuse, political repression, and corruption.

1947 The first arcade game is patented
Thomas Goldsmith's “Cathode ray tube amusement device” is considered the ancestor of video games.

1924 The first Winter Olympics are held
The 1st Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France.

1919 The League of Nations is founded
It is the predecessor of the United Nations and the first international organization devoted to maintaining world peace.
 

Births On This Day, January 25th 🎂

1981 Alicia Keys
American singer-songwriter, pianist, actress

1933 Corazon Aquino
Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines

1913 Witold Lutosławski
Polish composer, conductor

1882 Virginia Woolf
English author, critic

1759 Robert Burns
Scottish poet

Deaths On This Day, January 25th 🪦

2005 Philip Johnson
American architect, designed the IDS Center, PPG Place

1982 Mikhail Suslov
Soviet politician

1954 M. N. Roy
Indian activist, theorist

1947 Al Capone
American Gangster

389 Gregory of Nazianzus
Turkish archbishop, theologian
 
1825
The 1st U.S. engineering college opens in Troy, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic
1870
soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows
1924
The 1st Olympic Winter Games open in Chamonix, France
1945
Grand Rapids, MI becomes the 1st U. S. city to fluoridate its water
1981
52 Americans held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran are released, they spent 444 days there
2004
NASA's Opportunity Rover lands on the surface of Mars.It was designed to last only 90 days,it operated much longer 14 yrs, 138 days. A dust storm was the cause for it to stop communicating
 

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