Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car…
1 February 1964
The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”.
31 January 1953
A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom.
29 January 1980
The Rubik’s Cube makes its international debut at the Ideal Toy Corp. in Earl’s Court, London.
28 January 1958
The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
26 January 1998
Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations” with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.