The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen. The trial of Joan of Arc in 1431 was less a search for truth than a…
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9 January 1431
The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen. Joan of Arc, also known as the “Maid of Orléans,” was a French peasant girl who…
9 January 1961
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London. The Soviet Portland Spy Ring, also known as the Portland Spy Case,…
9 January 1959
The Vega de Tera dam fails, triggering a disastrous flood that nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents
9 January 2015
A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill.
9 January 1961
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
9 January 2015
The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a second hostage situation, related to…
9 January 2007
Apple announces original iPhone at Macworld in San Francisco. MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—January 9, 2007—Apple® today introduced iPhone, combining three products—a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen…
9 January 1792
The Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed. Treaty of Jassy Jan. 9, 1792, pact signed at Jassy in Moldavia, at the…
9 January 2007
Apple’s Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. The first Macworld Expo occurred in 1985 in San Francisco. The…