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 31, 1971 | Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. |
| January 22, 1992 | Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. |
| January 31, 1865 | American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, and submits it to the states for ratification. |
| January 24, 1817 | Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the action of Picheuta. |
| January 12, 2007 | Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day. |
| January 12, 1792 | Federalist Thomas Pinckney appointed first U.S. minister to Britain. |
| January 24, 1933 | The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices. |
| January 31, 2000 | Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard. |
| January 5, 1991 | Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. |
| January 3, 1911 | A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. |
| January 3, 1994 | Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths. |
| January 9, 1861 | Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War. |
| January 16, 1809 | Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña. |
| January 30, 1968 | Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. |
| January 28, 1851 | Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois. |
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