The Lego company get a patent on the design of its Lego bricks. When you consider how phenomenally successful the simple eight-stud Lego brick has…
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27 January 1944
The 900 day Siege of Leningrad is lifted. The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade, was a prolonged military blockade undertaken from…
26 January 1808
The Rum Rebellion is the only successful armed takeover of the government in Australia. The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover…
25 January 1980
Mother Teresa is honored with the Bharat Ratna which is India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award instituted in 1954, is…
24 January 1742
Charles VII Albert becomes the Holy Roman Emperor. Charles VII 6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745 was the prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and…
23 January 1912
The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. On 23 January 1912, the International Opium Convention was signed in the Hague by representatives from…
22 January 1970
The world’s first “jumbo jet”, The Boeing 747, enters commercial service. Thanks to its distinctive hump, Boeing’s 747 “jumbo jet” is the world’s most recognised…
21 January 1911
The first Monte Carlo Car Rally takes place. It was in 1909 that the idea of a car rally first took shape in Monaco. Alexandre…
20 January 1841
Hong Kong Island is first occupied by the British. During the First Opium War, China cedes the island of Hong Kong to the British with…
19 January 1942
The Japanese conquest of Burma during World War II begins. The BIA formed a provisional government in some areas of the country in the spring…