Adolf Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany
28 January 1958
The final episode of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show is broadcast.
26 January 1788
The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney. This is first permanent European settlement on the…
23 January 1986
The first member are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly…
22 January 1915
More than 600 people die in Guadalajara, Mexico, after a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
21 January 1908
The City of New York passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public. It was vetoed by the mayor.