Dateline, January 18: 1919 the paris peace conference opens in versailles 1941 brittish troops launch a counter offensive against italian north africa. 1943 the warsaw uprising. jews in the warsaw…
Dateline, January 17: 1917 the united states pays denmark 25 milliomn dollars for the virgin islands. 1929 popey the sailor man first appears in the thimble theater comic strip. 1945…
Dateline, January 16: 1909 the shackleton expedition finds the magnetic south pole. 1919 the temperance movement enfluences congress to ratify the 18th amendment to the constitution. prohibition is to begin…
Dateline, January 15: 1919 boston molasses disaster. a large molasses tank ruptures, and a wave of molasses rolls down the street 21 are killed 150 are injured. 1936 the 1st…
Dateline, January 14: 1784 revolutionary war: the US ratifies a peace treaty with brittain. 1942 fdr becomes the 1st president to fly on a plane while in office, when travelling…
Dateline, January 13: 1942 first use of an ejection seat, performed by a german test pilot in a jet fighter. 1942 Henry ford patents a plastic automobile, weighing 30% less…
Dateline, January 12: 1915 Congress rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. 1932 Hattie Caroway becomes the first woman senator. 1942 President FDR creates the national war…
Dateline January 11: 1922 the first use of insulin to treat a diabetes patient. 1935 Emilia Earheart is the first woman to fly solo from hawaii to california. 1942 Japan…
Dateline January 9: 1909 Brittish leader of the Nimrod expedition, Ernest shackleton, plants flag near the South pole. 1918 Battle of bear valley, the last battle of the american indian…
Retro Dateline, January 8: 1790 George Washington delivers first state of the union address in New York. 1815 War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans is fought. Andrew Jackson leads…