Daily Archives: January 14, 2024

History

On this day January 15

Today in History

  • 2001 Wikipedia goes online

    The online encyclopedia has since become the largest reference work on the internet.

  • 1992 Croatia and Slovenia are internationally recognized as independent nations

    The Yugoslav federation effectively collapsed as a result.

  • 1973 Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam

    The fighting continued anyway until the capture of Saigon by the Vietnam People’s Army on April 30, 1975.

  • 1892 The rules of Basketball are published

    Canadian James Naismith invented the sport for his gym class at YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.

  • 1759 The British Museum opens

    Its collection comprises 8 million items and it is one of the most comprehensive collections in the world.

History

On this day January 14

Today in History

  • 2005 The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan

    It was the first ever landing in the outer solar system.

  • 1967 The Summer of Love is launched with the Human Be-In

    San Francisco was the epicenter of the Hippie Revolution, which soon influenced cultures around the world.

  • 1953 Tito becomes President of Yugoslavia

    The authoritarian leader became a unifying symbol in his country and is still known by many today.

  • 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle meet in Casablanca to discuss their WWII strategy

    During the secret Casablanca Conference, the leaders agreed that the allied forces would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

  • 1559 Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England

    “The Virgin Queen” was the daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.