Monthly Archives: January 2024

History

On this day January 28

 

Today in History

  • 1986 Space Shuttle “Challenger” explodes

    The orbiter broke apart 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all 7 astronauts on board.

  • 1985 USA for Africa record “We Are the World”

    Over 20 million copies of the charity single were sold.

  • 1958 The Lego brick is patented

    The Lego company has since produced 500 billion Lego elements, amounting to 10 lego towers from Earth to the Moon.

  • 1820 Fabian von Bellinghausen discovers the Antarctic

    The Baltic German explorer is believed to be the first person to sight the Earth’s southernmost continent.

  • 1813 Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, is published

    It is one of the best-known works of English literature and it was sold about 20 million times.

 

History

On this day January 26

 

Today in History

  • 2001 A massive earthquake hits Gujarat, India

    About 20,000 people died and over 160,000 people were injured.

  • 1998 In a TV statement, Bill Clinton denies having had “sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky”

    On August 17, 1998, Clinton admitted to having had an “improper physical relationship” with Monica Lewinsky.

  • 1950 India becomes a republic

    The Constitution of India came into effect that day.

  • 1905 The world’s largest diamond is found in South Africa

    The Cullinan Diamond weighed 3106.75 carats (621.35 g or 1.37 lb) and has an estimated value of 2 billion USD.

  • 1788 The first Europeans settle in Australia

    The first elements of the British “First Fleet” had arrived in Sydney Harbour on January 18.

 

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