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On January 19, 1883, the overhead electric lighting system designed by Thomas Edison for Roselle, New Jersey, was used for the first time, making it to be the first city…
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January 19 1915 – The Germans Bomb Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn, the First Civilian Targets in History
by Vishul MalikMotoring quietly across the North Sea, a pair of Zeppelins run by the German Imperial Navy changed warfare on January 19, 1915: flying over southeastern England, the airships dropped bombs…
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January 2 1920 – Science Fiction Author And Biochemistry Professor Isaac Asimov Is Born
by Vishul MalikOn January 2, 1920, Isaak Yudovich Ozimov was born in Petrovichi, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, to Jewish millers Anna Rachel Asimov and Judah Asimov. Isaak, however, attained fame and…
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More than a decade before man would set foot on the Moon, the Soviet Union fired the first manmade object bound for it into space on January 2, 1959. Though…
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On January 20, 1936, Edward VIII became king of the United Kingdom. He ascended the throne following the death of his father, George V. Edward’s reign lasted for less than…
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Just shy of 200 years after the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the “unfinished work” he mentioned in the Gettysburg Address came a little closer to being fulfilled with the inauguration…
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January 21 1793 – King Louis XVI Of France Is Guillotined As Part Of The French Revolution
by Vishul MalikOn January 21, 1793, French King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris following a conviction of high treason by the National Convention.…
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January 21 1954 – USS Nautilus, the First Nuclear-Powered Submarine, is Christened in Connecticut
by Vishul MalikIn the midst of a constant quest for technological superiority on the battlefield of the Cold War, the United States took a large leap forward with the christening of the…
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Known as some of the best soldiers in the world at the time, a group of 150 Swiss mercenaries passed through the Porta del Popolo of Vatican City on January…
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On January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria, the longest-reigning British monarch died on the Isle of Wight. Victoria was also the longest-reigning queen in the world. The Victorian Era was a…
