Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata. Leon Trotsky was exiled to Alma-Ata primarily because of his growing political conflict with Joseph Stalin after the death…
30 January 1920
Japanese carmaker Mazda is founded, initially as a cork-producing company. Mazda’s history begins in 1920 in Hiroshima, Japan, when it was founded as Toyo Cork…
29 January 1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress…
28 January 1591
Execution of Agnes Sampson, accused of witchcraft in Edinburgh. Agnes Sampson was a prominent figure in one of Scotland’s most infamous witchcraft persecutions, the North…
27 January 1961
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. The Soviet submarine S-80, a Project 613 (NATO: Whiskey-class) diesel-electric boat, sank in…
26 January 1808
The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales. The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was a…
25 January 1479
The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman–Venetian War. The 1479 Treaty of Constantinople marked the formal end of the First Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479),…
24 January 914
Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. The First Fatimid invasion of Egypt took place in 914–915 CE, during the early expansion of the…
23 January 393
Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. Theodosius I, often called *Theodosius the Great*, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395 CE…
22 January 1968
Apollo Program: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. Apollo 5 was an uncrewed mission launched on January 22, 1968, and…