Many things happened in history today on the 26th of January including Condoleezza Rice being appointed the Secretary of State in 2005.
The Glendale Train Crash in the United States occurred on January 26th, 2005.
On the January 26th, 1531 Portugal was hit by an earthquake that killed thousands.
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On January 28, 1951, a nuclear test was performed in Nevada.
One noteworthy news item to happen on January 28, 1935, was Poland legalized abortion.
On January 28th in 1999, Ford motor company bought Volvo for 6.45 million dollars. On January 28th in 1957 the Brooklyn Dodgers revealed that they had hired circus clown Emmett Kelly to entertain their fans at Baseball games.
On January 28th in 1788, the first British penal colony was established in botany Bay in New South Wales Australia. In 1935 on January 28th, Iceland became the first country to legalize abortion.
What happened on January 11, 1953 was French tried to learn the word dimanche
On the 6th of January in history Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in 1994, George W. Bush wins the 2000 election after a five-week debate, and in 2013, drone attacks and kills militants in Pakistan.
Many things have happened in history on January 1st. In 533, John II started his reign as Pope of the Catholic church. In 1776, the first revolutionary flag was shown. In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States constitution.
Noteworthy events that took play today (6th of January) in history include New Mexico become a state in 1912, President Theodore Roosevelt died in 1919, and Jackie Robinson retired from baseball in 1967.
On the 25th of January, 1949, Israel held its first elections.