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…
21 January 1720
Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm. The Treaty of Stockholm between Sweden and Prussia was an important diplomatic agreement during the early phase…
20 January 1649
The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings. The High Court of Justice was a specially created tribunal established…
19 January 1920
The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations. The United States Senate voted against joining the League of Nations primarily because of…
18 January 1788
The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay. The First Fleet refers to the…
17 January 1852
The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic. The Sand River Convention was signed on 17 January 1852 and marked…
16 January 1909
Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. Ernest Shackleton’s most famous Antarctic venture, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917), was not about reaching the South…