Posts published in “Today in History”

23rd January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 23, 2026

1571 – The Royal Exchange opens in London. 1719 – The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire. 1849 – English-born Elizabeth…

22nd January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 22, 2026

1666 – Shah Jahan, a descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur, died at the age of 74. He was the Mongul emperor of India that…

20th January in History

By Harmeet Singh on January 20, 2026

1778 – 1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge, Mass 1841 – China cedes Hong Kong to the British during the 1st Opium War…

19th January in History

By Harmeet Singh on January 19, 2026

1785 – First manned balloon flight in Ireland 1808 – Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law 1883 – The first electric lighting system employing…

18th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 18, 2026

1644 – Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America’s 1st UFO sighting 1778 – Capt James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) 1896 – The…

17th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 17, 2026

1773 – Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle 1946 – United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting 1962 – NASA civilian…

16th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 16, 2026

1493 – Columbus leaves the new world and sets sail for Spain on his 1st trip 1547 – Ivan the Terrible was crowned Czar of…

15th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 15, 2026

India celebrates its Army Day every year 1559 – Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1943 – 1st transport of Jews from…

14th January in History

By Harmeet Singh on January 14, 2026

1784 – The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War. 1873 – John Hyatt’s 1869 invention ‘Celluloid’ was registered as…

13th January in History

By Harmeet Singh on January 13, 2026

1559 – Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1610 – Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter 1842 – Dr. William…

12th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 12, 2026

1773 – The first public museum in America was established in Charleston, SC. 1807 – Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die 1812 – 1st…

11th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 11, 2026

1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in US to earn medical degree 1879 – Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins…

10th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 10, 2026

1839 – Tea from India 1st arrives in UK 1863 – 1st underground railway opens in London 1878 – US Senate proposes female suffrage 1910…

9th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 9, 2026

1431 – Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government. 1718 – France…

8th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 8, 2026

1642 – Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy 1656 – Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) 1790 – 1st US President George Washington…

7th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 7, 2026

1601 – Robert, Earl of Essex, leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1714 – Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1761…

6th January in history

By sangeeta Saxena on January 6, 2026

1898 – 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake 1930 – 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed 1931…

5th January in History

By sangeeta Saxena on January 5, 2026

1066 – Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England. 1477 – Battle of…