The Battle of Rorke’s Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War ends. The Battle of Rorke’s Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke’s Drift, was a…
Author: Staff
22 January 1905
Bloody Sunday takes place in Saint Petersburg, starting the 1905 revolution. That Sunday morning, 22th of January 1905 in St Petersburg, some 150,000 people gathered…
11 January 1981
Production of the DeLorean sports car starts in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The DeLorean DMC-12 was the only model ever produced by the company,…
20 January 1649
Charles I of England goes on trial for treason. On the afternoon of 20 January 1649 a slightly-built 48-year-old man with long greying hair stood…
19 January 1977
Tokyo Rose is pardoned by President Gerald Ford. On this day in 1977, President Gerald Ford pardoned “Tokyo Rose,” who had broadcast pop tunes during…
18 January 2003
A bushfire in Canberra, Australia kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes. On Saturday 18 January 2003, the bushfires which had been burning…
17 January 1917
The USA pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. In 1915, especially after the sinking of the Lusitania, the issue of the U.S. purchase…
16 January 1991
The Gulf War begins. At midnight in Iraq, the United Nations deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires, and the Pentagon prepares to commence…
15 January 1892
James Naismith first publishes the rules for the sport of basketball. The person responsible for the popular game was Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939). Dr. Naismith…
14 January 1950
The first prototype of the Russian fighter MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from…