Today in History

1883
The 1st U.S. electric lighting system with overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison begins service in Roselle, NJ
1915
the neon tube sign is patent by George Claude
1955
'Scrabble' game debuts in board game market
1966
Indira Gandhi becomes India's 1st female Prime Minister when her predecessor, Lal Bahadur Shastri suddenly dies. Gandi's previous job was minister of information& broadcasting. In 1984, she was assassinated on the grounds at her home, Her son Rajiv succeeded her
1978
the last Volkswagen 'Beetle' model in Germany leaves the VW's plant in Emden
1981
U.S&Iran sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages who had been held for 444 days
2023
New Zealand's Prime Minister,Jacinda Ardeen announces she is resigning after 5 1/2 yrs
 

On This Day In History, January 21st

1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
It was the first time any Pope visited the country.

1976 Concorde takes off on its first scheduled flights
2 of the supersonic aircraft took off from Paris and London simultaneously.

1968 The Battle of Khe Sanh begins
It is one of the most publicized battles of the Vietnam War.

1911 23 cars take part in the first Rally Monte Carlo
Unlike today, the competitors set out from 11 different European locations, heading for the finish line in Monte Carlo.

1899 Opel builds its first automobile
Today, Opel is one of the world's largest car manufacturers.
 
Births On This Day, January 21st 🎂

1963 Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian/American basketball player

1941 Plácido Domingo
Spanish tenor, conductor

1940 Jack Nicklaus
American golfer

1905 Christian Dior
French fashion designer founded S.A.

1824 Stonewall Jackson
American general

Deaths On This Day, January 21st 🪦

1997 Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch/American talent manager

1950 George Orwell
English author

1938 Georges Méliès
French director

1924 Vladimir Lenin
Russian politician

1683 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
English politician
 

1793
Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in Paris was convicted of high treason
1921
British crime writer, Agatha Christie publishes her 1st book' The Mysterious Affair at Styles' with the debut of character, Hercule Poirot
1930
Boston Bruins became the 1st National Hockey League team to score over a 100 goals in a 44 game season The final total of goals were 179,they had the fewest home losses- 5
1978
Bee Gees's album "Saturday Night Fever" goes to #1 on music charts stays there for 24 weeks
1990
John McEnroe was disqualified from the Australian OpenTennis Tournament. He was cited with 3 code violations ,verbal abuse at the officials. In the late 70-s early 80's he was one of the best players in the world but overshadowed by his temper tantrums
2021
Avril Haines is sworn in as the 1st female director of U.S. National Intelligence by Vice Pres Kamala Harris
 
On This Day In History, January 22nd

2006 Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first Indigenous president
The left-wing politician has 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
 
1881
'Cleopatra's Needle', a 3,500 yr old Egyptian obelisk featuring Egyptian hierographics is erected in Central Park in NYC. Its located near the Great Lawn ,Metropoltian Museum. It stands 69 ft,weighing 200 tons
1901
Katie Mulcahy is arrested for lighting a cigarette,fined $5 in NYC. She violated the 1 day' Sullivan Order' a local municipal law which prohibited women from smoking in a public place
1959
Buddy Holly makes his last recordings in his NYC apt only using an acoustic guitar, 5 songs including,'Peggy Sue', Crying, Waiting,&Hoping The songs were later embellish&overdubbed released postmoustly by Coral Records
1989
Super Bowl XXIII, San Francisco 49'ers win their 3rd Super Bowl title defeating Cincinatti Bengals, 20-16. SF head coach, Bill Walsh retires
2002
KMart becomes the largest U.S retailer in history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
2010
comedian, Conan O'Brien hosted his final episode as host of'The Tonight Show', earlier in the month NBC announced ,Jay Leno would return as host. It turned into a public relations nightmare for network, O'Brien's fans protested & very upset with the news
2018
Netflix becomes the largest ditigal media&entertainment company in the world, worth $100 billion
 
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
 
1922
'Eskimo Pie' ice cream was patented by Christian Kent Nelson in Iowa
1947
NFL{National Football League} adds 5th official, back judge,allows 'sudden death' in the playoffs
1962
music entrepreneur, Brain Epstein signs contract to become The Beatles manager. It lasts only 5 yrs. Epstein died age 32 to accidential overdose of pills/ alcohol
1984
Apple Computer unveils its MacIntosh personal computer during a Super Bowl ad,it was directed by film director, Ridley Scott
2006
Disney&CEO, Robert Iger announce the company is buying computer animation film studio,PIXAR for $7.4 billion
 
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 begin
The 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,Rensselaer Polytechnic is founded in Troy, NY
1870
soda fountain is patented by Gustavus Dows
1915
transcontinental telephone service begins when Alexander Graham Bell in NYC calls Thomas Watson in San Francisco
1961
The 1st live nationally televised Presidental new conference held by Pres John F.Kennedy
1981
52 American hostages that had been held for 444 days at U.S. Embassy in Iran return to U.S.
2004
NASAS's 'Opportunity Rover' lands on the surface of Mars,orignally intended to work for 90 days.2018 was last communication NASA had with it
 
On This Day In History, January 26th

2001 A massive earthquake hits Gujarat, India
About 20,000 people died and over 160,000 people were injured.

1998 In a TV statement, Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”
On August 17, 1998, Clinton admitted to having had an “improper physical relationship” with Monica Lewinsky.

1950 India becomes a republic
The Constitution of India came into effect that day.

1905 The world's largest diamond is found in South Africa
The Cullinan Diamond weighed 3106.75 carats (621.35 g or 1.37 lb) and has an estimated value of 2 billion USD.

1788 The first Europeans settled in Australia
The first elements of the British “First Fleet” arrived in Sydney Harbour on January 18.

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Births On This Day, January 26th 🎂

1961 Wayne Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey player, coach

1958 Ellen DeGeneres
American comedian, actress, talk show host

Deaths On This Day, January 26th 🪦

1992 José Ferrer
Puerto Rican actor

1979 Nelson Rockefeller
American politician, 41st Vice President of the United States

1962 Lucky Luciano
Italian/American mobster

1952 Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Mongolian military officer, ruler

1948 John Lomax
American musicologist

1955 Eddie Van Halen
Dutch/American guitarist, songwriter, producer

1925 Paul Newman
American actor, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own

1918 Nicolae Ceaușescu
Romanian politician, 11th President of Romania
 
On This Day In History, January 28th

1986 Space Shuttle “Challenger” explodes
The orbiter broke apart 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all 7 astronauts on board.

1985 USA for Africa record “We Are the World”
Over 20 million copies of the charity single were sold.

1958 The Lego brick is patented
The Lego company has since produced 500 billion Lego elements, amounting to 10 Lego towers from Earth to the Moon.

1820 Fabian von Bellinghausen discovers the Antarctic
The Baltic German explorer is believed to be the first person to sight the Earth's southernmost continent.

1813 Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, is published
It is one of the best-known works of English literature and it was sold about 20 million times.
 

Births On This Day, January 28th 🎂

1978 Gianluigi Buffon
Italian footballer

1968 Sarah McLachlan
Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, producer

1955 Nicolas Sarkozy
French politician, 23rd President of France

1912 Jackson Pollock
American painter

1853 José Martí
Cuban journalist, poet, theorist

Deaths On This Day, January 28th 🪦

2002 Astrid Lindgren
Swedish author, screenwriter

1975 Ola Raknes
Norwegian psychoanalyst, philologist

1939 W. B. Yeats
Irish poet, Nobel Prize laureate

1547 Henry VIII of England

814 Charlemagne
Frankish king
 
1914
Beverly Hills, Calif is incorporated
1958
The Lego Group patents their design of interlocking Lego bricks
1985
charity single' We Are The World' by super group USA for Africa featuring many pop/rock stars co written by MIchael Jackson&Lionel Ritchie is recorded directed by Quincy Jones. The singers included, Michael Jackson,Lionel Ritchie, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder,Diana Ross, Sting, Tina Turner,Gladys Knight,Kenny Rogers. It sold 20 million copies, was #1 world wide hit.It raised $63 million for African relief causes
1986
Space Shuttle 'Challenger' explodes 73 secs after lifting off from Cape Canaveral,Fla killing all 7 crew members, incl the 1st teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe
1998
a drawing by Michelanglo'Christ and The Woman of Samaria sells for a record price of $7.4 mil
 
On This Day In History. January 29th

2002 George W. Bush coins the term “axis of evil” as part of his State of the Union Address
The term used to describe “regimes that sponsor terror” became exemplary for the terminology used by the Bush administration to promote its “war on terror”.

1996 France stops nuclear testing
President Jaques Chirac announced the “definite end” to France's nuclear testing program just 1 day after the country exploded a nuclear device in the South Pacific.

1967 The Mantra-Rock Dance takes place in San Francisco
The event is considered to have been the major spiritual event of the San Francisco hippy era.

1886 German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile
His “Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1” was the first gasoline-driven car.

1845 Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” is published
The narrative poem first appeared in the New York Evening Mirror.
 
Births On This Day, January 29th 🎂

1954 Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, founded the OWN Network, Harpo Productions

1924 Luigi Nono
Italian composer

1862 Frederick Delius
English composer

1860 Anton Chekhov
Russian physician, author

1843 William McKinley
American politician, 25th President of the United States

Deaths On This Day, January 29th 🪦

2011 Milton Babbitt
American composer

2004 Janet Frame
New Zealand author

1963 Robert Frost
American poet, playwright

1941 Ioannis Metaxas
Greek general, politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece

1820 George III of the United Kingdom
 
1892
The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia
1936
The 1st Baseball Hall of Fame players selected were:
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson
1979
after 10 yrs together, British rock band, Emerson, Lake&Palmer break up
1985
Oxford Univ refuses to award Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher an honorary degree
2006
The U.S. Postal Service releases a 39 cent stamp featuring actress, Hattie Mc Daniel in the dress she wore to the 1940 Academy Awards. She became the 1st African-American actress to win an Oscar, supp actress for her role in "Gone With The Wind'
 
On This Day In History, January 30th

1982 The first computer virus is released “into the wild”
Elk Cloner was created by 15-year-old Richard Skrenta as a practical joke.

1972 On “Bloody Sunday”, British troops kill 13 unarmed protesters
It was one of the most significant events of the Northern Ireland conflict.

1969 The Beatles give their last public performance
The concert was played on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London.

1945 9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history
The “Wilhelm Gustloff” was sunk by a Soviet submarine during World War II.

1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The “Machtergreifung” marked the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the “Third Reich”.
 
Births On This Day, January 30th 🎂

1951 Phil Collins
English singer-songwriter, producer, actor

1941 Dick Cheney
American politician, 46th Vice President of the United States

1937 Vanessa Redgrave
English actress

1882 Franklin D. Roosevelt
American politician, 32nd President of the United States

1852 Ion Luca Caragiale
Romanian playwright, poet

Deaths On This Day, January 30th 🪦

2001 Johnnie Johnson
English pilot

1963 Francis Poulenc
French composer

1951 Ferdinand Porsche
Austrian/German engineer, businessman, founded Porsche

1948 Orville Wright
American aviation pioneer

1649 Charles I of England
 
1931
silent romantic comedy film' City Lights' directed& starring Charlie Chaplin,Virginia Cherill, Harry Myers,Hank Mann. The story of 'The Little Tramp's love for a blind girl flower seller,his on/off relationship with a drunken millionaire Its considered by many as Chaplin's masterpiece,his last silent film
1948
spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi is murdered in the garden in a New Delhi home he was visiting
1969
The Beatles last live concert lasting 42 min happened on the roof top of Apple Records HQ in London
1975
inventor, Erno Rubik applies for a patent for his 'Magic Cube' invention. The name is later changed to Rubik's Cube
2009
scientists reveal discovery of a cavity 6 miles long,1,000 ft deep under Thwarts Glacier in Western Antarctica. They fear it might collapse and raise sea levels by 2 feet
 
On This Day In History, January 31st

2011 Myanmar's first elected parliament in half a century convenes
The event underlined a general move towards democracy in the country.

2000 Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes into the sea
The MD-83 experienced horizontal stabilizer problems before descending into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 on board.

1996 A suicide bombing in Sri Lanka kills 91 people
Separatist Tamil Tigers detonated a truck loaded with explosives in front of the central bank in Colombo.

1961 Ham the Chimp travels into outer space
The chimpanzee survived the US Mercury Program test flight with just a bruised nose.

1865 The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed
The Amendment, which officially abolished slavery, was adopted on December 6, 1865.
 

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