This Day in History…

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10 January

49 BC - The die is cast as Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon with his army, beginning a civil war.

1776 - Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense; full text is here:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/common-sense

 

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11 January

1805 - The Michigan Territory is created

 

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12 January

1792 - Thomas Pickney is appointed the first minister to England, beginning diplomatic relations with that country.

 

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I didn't realize this thread was for everyone

 

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I didn't realize this thread was for everyone

Oh! I thought I was clear in the first post but I guess not . I'm interested to see what other people consider important in history!

Thanks for putting this thread in my notifications, I was looking for it but kept getting distracted. I'll go look for historical dates, now...

 

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13 January

1942 - Luftwaffe pilot Helmut Schenk is the first to ever use an ejection seat while testing out a new aircraft. He survived, but his plane was lost.

 

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14 January

1784 - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War.

1943 - President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet at Casablanca, Morocco. Their conference lasts ten days.

2004 - The nation of Georgia adopts the five cross flag, which has been around since the mediaeval ages and had once been the country's national flag.

 

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15 January

1559 - Queen Elizabeth I is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1753 - The British Museum opens to the public; it is the first free national museum.

1919 - The Great Molasses Flood in Boston kills 21 people and injures 150. https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

2009 - Captain Chelsey Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River without any deaths. The landing is often referred to as "The Miracle on the Hudson".

 

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16 January

1883 - The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act creates the Civil Service Commission, in an attempt to do away with politicians government jobs in exchange for loyalty in elections.

2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off for the last time.

 

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17 January

1377 - Due to the efforts of St Catherine of Siena, Pope Gregory XI moves the papacy back to Rome from Avignon.

1524 - Giovanni Verrrazzano, an Italian sailing under the French flag, leaves France to look for a passage to Asia. In the process, he travels up and down the Eastern coast, creating maps and exploring the coastline. This is the first French voyage of exploration.

1781 - Battle of Cowpens; here's a good article that will much more interesting than whatever summary I write: https://www.nps.gov/cowp/learn/historyculture/the-battle-of-cowpens.htm

1920 - Volstead Act begins Prohibition in America.

1944 - Allied commander General Mark Clark, USA 5th Army, launches the Battle of Monte Cassino. German commander is General Albert Kesselring.
Allied Casualties: 50,000+
German Casualties: 20,000+

1991 - Operation Desert Storm begins. This war is the last time battleships are used in combat.