Kansas is admitted as the 34th state of the USA. On this day in 1861, Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It…
28 January 1956
Elvis Presley first appears on American television. His first TV appearance was on January 28, 1956 on the little remembered, Stage Show, co-hosted by Jimmy…
27 January 1996
Germany first observes the ‘International Holocaust Remembrance Day’. On the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 1995, many in Germany used…
26 January 1855
The Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory. The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855 at Point No Point,…
25 January 1949
The first Emmy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club. On this day in 1949, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences holds its…
24 January 2009
26 people die when Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. Klaus was a European windstorm or cyclone which made landfall over large parts of…
23 January 1879
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War ends. The Battle of Rorke’s Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke’s Drift, was a…
22 January 1905
Bloody Sunday takes place in Saint Petersburg, starting the 1905 revolution. That Sunday morning, 22th of January 1905 in St Petersburg, some 150,000 people gathered…
11 January 1981
Production of the DeLorean sports car starts in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The DeLorean DMC-12 was the only model ever produced by the company,…
20 January 1649
Charles I of England goes on trial for treason. On the afternoon of 20 January 1649 a slightly-built 48-year-old man with long greying hair stood…