09 January
09 January
January 9 1909 – Ernest Shackleton Plants the British Flag 112 miles from the South Pole
Braving some of the fiercest weather conditions on the planet, explorer Ernest Shackleton finally decided to call it quits on January 9, 1909. After months leading the Nimrod Expedition across…
January 9 1960 – Construction Of The Aswan Dam in Egypt Begins
The construction of the Aswan High Dam across the River Nile in Egypt began on January 9, 1960, with the removal of about 20 tons of granite by the detonation…
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