The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California’s Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love
13 January 2018
A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state.
12 January 2006
A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim…
11 January 1942
World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
9 January 2015
A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill.
7 January 2012
A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board
6 January 1994
American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding’s ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
5 January 1993
The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.