Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
21 January 1981
21 January 1981 – Production of the iconic DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
20 January 1921
The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
17 January 1873
A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
16 January 1979
The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt.
14 January 1967
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.