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| − | + | * 69, Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but only rules for three months before committing suicide | |
| − | * 69, Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, | ||
| − | but only rules for three months before committing suicide | ||
* 1759, the British Museum opens | * 1759, the British Museum opens | ||
| − | * 1870, a political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United | + | * 1870, a political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly) |
| − | States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead | ||
| − | Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly) | ||
* 1885, Wilson Bentley takes the first photograph of a snowflake | * 1885, Wilson Bentley takes the first photograph of a snowflake | ||
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* 1892, James Naismith publishes the rules for basketball | * 1892, James Naismith publishes the rules for basketball | ||
| − | * 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass is | + | * 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio (the building was for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company) |
| − | completed in Toledo, Ohio (the building was for the Owens-Illinois | ||
| − | Glass | ||
| − | Company) | ||
| − | * 1943, the world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated | + | * 1943, the world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia |
| − | in Arlington, Virginia | ||
| − | * 1967, in the first ever Super Bowl, the Green Bay Packers defeat the | + | * 1967, in the first ever Super Bowl, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10. |
| − | Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10. | ||
* 1970, Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya | * 1970, Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya | ||
| − | * 1973, during the Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, | + | * 1973, during the Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President of the United States Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam |
| − | President of the United States Richard Nixon announces the suspension | ||
| − | of | ||
| − | offensive action in North Vietnam | ||
| − | * 1976, President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is | + | * 1976, President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison |
| − | sentenced to life in prison | ||
| − | * 1991, the United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces | + | * 1991, the United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm |
| − | from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of | ||
| − | Operation Desert Storm | ||
| − | * 2003, Mickey Mouse and The Walt Disney Co. scored a big victory as | + | * 2003, Mickey Mouse and The Walt Disney Co. scored a big victory as the Supreme Court upheld longer copyright protections for cartoon characters, songs, books and other creations worth billions of dollars |
| − | the | ||
| − | Supreme Court upheld longer copyright protections for cartoon | ||
| − | characters, songs, books and other creations worth billions of dollars | ||
* 2005, an intense solar flare blasts X rays across the solar system. | * 2005, an intense solar flare blasts X rays across the solar system. | ||
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| − | * 2007, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and | + | * 2005, ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon |
| − | half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief | + | |
| − | judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq | + | * 2007, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq |
[[Category:January]][[Category:Days of the Year]] | [[Category:January]][[Category:Days of the Year]] | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 17 January 2008
January 15 in history:
- 69, Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but only rules for three months before committing suicide
- 1759, the British Museum opens
- 1870, a political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly)
- 1885, Wilson Bentley takes the first photograph of a snowflake
- 1892, James Naismith publishes the rules for basketball
- 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio (the building was for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company)
- 1943, the world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia
- 1967, in the first ever Super Bowl, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.
- 1970, Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya
- 1973, during the Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President of the United States Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam
- 1976, President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison
- 1991, the United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm
- 2003, Mickey Mouse and The Walt Disney Co. scored a big victory as the Supreme Court upheld longer copyright protections for cartoon characters, songs, books and other creations worth billions of dollars
- 2005, an intense solar flare blasts X rays across the solar system.
- 2005, ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon
- 2007, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq
