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…
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16 January 1707
The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain. The Act of Union of 1707 was a…
16 January 1909
Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) was a renowned Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his expeditions to the Antarctic….
16 January 1920
The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France. The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I…
16 January 1862
Hartley Colliery disaster: Two hundred and four men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompting a change in UK law which henceforth required all…
16 January 1991
Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War’]
16 January 1556
Philip II is crowned King of Spain. Philip II Spanish: Felipe II de Habsburgo; Portuguese: Filipe I May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598 was the first official King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, king…
16 January 1964
“Hello, Dolly!” opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances. On January 16, 1964, “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway at the…
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…
16 January 1979
The last Iranian Shah if forced to flee Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt.