Tokyo Rose is pardoned by President Gerald Ford. On this day in 1977, President Gerald Ford pardoned “Tokyo Rose,” who had broadcast pop tunes during…
18 January 2003
A bushfire in Canberra, Australia kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes. On Saturday 18 January 2003, the bushfires which had been burning…
17 January 1917
The USA pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. In 1915, especially after the sinking of the Lusitania, the issue of the U.S. purchase…
16 January 1991
The Gulf War begins. At midnight in Iraq, the United Nations deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires, and the Pentagon prepares to commence…
15 January 1892
James Naismith first publishes the rules for the sport of basketball. The person responsible for the popular game was Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939). Dr. Naismith…
14 January 1950
The first prototype of the Russian fighter MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from…
13 January 1888
The National Geographic Society is formed in Washington, DC. On January 27, 1888, the National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., for “the increase…
12 January 1967
James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically frozen with the aim of future resuscitation. On 12 January, 1967, Dr. James H. Bedford became…
11 January 1922
Insulin was first used to treat diabetes in a human. On 11 January 1922, Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old boy with diabetes, who lay dying at…
10 January 1861
During the American Civil War, Florida secedes from the Union. Florida joined the Confederate States of America at the beginning of the Civil War, as…