Historical Events in January, Month of January Events
Here is a list of some historical events in January. You can learn What major event happened in January?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 20, 1887 | The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. |
| January 7, 1738 | A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal. |
| January 19, 1983 | The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Computer to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced. |
| January 19, 1920 | The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations. |
| January 25, 2019 | A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing at least seven people and leaving 200 missing. |
| January 7, 1959 | The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. |
| January 12, 1932 | Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate. |
| January 1, 1958 | The European Economic Community is established. |
| January 3, 1521 | Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. |
| January 12, 2012 | Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers. |
| January 21, 1908 | New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. |
| January 8, 1499 | Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII. |
| January 24, 1651 | Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647.[7] |
| January 21, 1954 | The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. |
| January 25, 1993 | Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded. |
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