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January 21st.
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17 stories within seven days of 21 January
January 15, 1967"President Trump's First 100 Days: 92" by The White House is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.First Super Bowlsomewhere in the United States
January 15, 1559Wikipedia · "Coronation of Elizabeth I"Coronation of Elizabeth Isomewhere in England
January 17, 1893Wikipedia · "Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom"Hawaiian Kingdom Overthrownsomewhere in the United States
January 18, 1919Wikipedia · "Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)"1919 Paris Peace Conferencesomewhere in France
January 19, 1960Unknown author Unknown author · via WikipediaTreaty of Mutual Cooperation Signedsomewhere in Japan
January 19, 1919Wikipedia · "1919 German federal election"German Federal Electionsomewhere in Germany
January 20, 1981Wikipedia · "First inauguration of Ronald Reagan"Ronald Reagan
January 22, 1989Brian Allen for Voice of America · via WikipediaSuper Bowl XXIIIsomewhere in the United States
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January 22, 1924Wikipedia · "First MacDonald ministry"First Labour Prime Minister Electedsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 22, 1879Wikipedia · "Battle of Isandlwana"Battle of Isandlwanasomewhere in South Africa
January 22, 1863Wikipedia · "January Uprising"January Uprising in Polandsomewhere in Poland
January 23, 2020Wikipedia · "COVID-19 lockdown in China"Wuhan Lockdown Initiates COVID ResponseChina
January 26, 1952Wikipedia · "Cairo fire"Cairo Fire & Popular UprisingEgypt
January 26, 1950Wikipedia · "Constitution of India"Indian Constitution Adoptedsomewhere in India
January 27, 1973Wikipedia · "Paris Peace Accords"Vietnam War Peace Accords Signedsomewhere in Vietnam
January 27, 1868Wikipedia · "Boshin War"Boshin War & Meiji Restorationsomewhere in Japan
January 28, 1986Wikipedia · "Space Shuttle Challenger disaster"Space Shuttle Challenger DisasterUnited States
Elsewhere in January
23 stories
9500 BCEWikipedia · "Wadi Feynan"Wadi Faynan Athletic Contestssomewhere in Palestine
9200 BCEWikipedia · "Kebara Cave"Kebara Cave Mousterian Warfare Evidencesomewhere in Israel
January 1, 1999Wikipedia · "Euro"Euro Currency Introducedsomewhere in European Union
January 1, 1959Nascarking · via WikipediaDaytona 500 Inaugural Racesomewhere in the United States
January 1, 1804Wikipedia · "Haitian Revolution"Haitian Revolution Declares Independencesomewhere in Haiti
January 2, 1960Wikipedia · "John F. Kennedy"John F. Kennedy's Electionsomewhere in the United States
January 3, 2020Wikipedia · "Assassination of Qasem Soleimani"U.S. Assassination of Qassem SoleimaniIran
January 5, 1859Wikipedia · "Lincoln–Douglas debates"Lincoln-Douglas Debatessomewhere in the United States
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January 6, 1835Wikipedia · "1835 United Kingdom general election"British General Election of 1835somewhere in the United Kingdom
January 7, 1999Wikipedia · "Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton"Impeachment Trial of President Clintonsomewhere in the United States
January 9, 2007Wikimedia Commons / Carl Berkeley (CC BY-SA 2.0)The iPhone LaunchMoscone West, San Francisco
January 9, 1905Angelo Agostini · via WikipediaBloody Sunday in Russiasomewhere in Russia
January 9, 1431Wikipedia · "Trial of Joan of Arc"Trial of Joan of Arc (1431)somewhere in France
January 11, 1879Wikipedia · "Anglo-Zulu War"Zulu Warsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 12, 1906Wikipedia · "1906 United Kingdom general election"British General Election of 1906somewhere in the United Kingdom
January 12, 1848Wikipedia · "Revolutions of 1848"1848 Revolutions Sweep Europe
January 13, 1750Wikipedia · "Treaty of Madrid (13 January 1750)"Treaty of Madrid (Spanish-American Settlement)somewhere in Spain
January 29, 1258Wikipedia · "Siege of Baghdad"Mongol Conquest of BaghdadIraq
January 30, 1972Wikipedia · "Bloody Sunday (1972)"Bloody Sunday in Northern Irelandsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 30, 1948Wikipedia · "Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi"Mahatma Gandhi Assassinatedsomewhere in India
January 30, 1948Unknown author Unknown author · via Wikipedia1948 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Switzerland
January 30, 1902Wikipedia · "Anglo-Japanese Alliance"Anglo-Japanese Alliance Signedsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 30, 1649Wikipedia · "Execution of Charles I of England"Execution of King Charles Isomewhere in England
Also in January
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