Historical Events In January - 01
1895 On this day in history norway adopts Mid-European time
1896 On this day in history wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays
1897 On this day in history brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York
1898 Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City on this day in history.
1898 On this day in history lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay
1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established
1900 On this day in history compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect
1901 Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on this day in history.
1901 Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on this day in history.
1902 Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on this day in history.
1902 On this day in history the first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)
1904 On this day in history netherlands Indies colony begins opium production
1905 On this day in history 9 hour work day for diamond miners
1906 On this day in history dutch law makes driver's license mandatory
1907 On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day
1908 On this day in history the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square
1910 On this day in history simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs
1911 Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government
1912 Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on this day in history.
1913 Post office begins parcel post deliveries on this day in history.
1914 Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on this day in history.
1914 Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria on this day in history.
1914 On this day in history the first part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles.
1914 The first scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot) on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history dW Griffith shows "Clansman" at a sneak preview
1915 Jews of Laibach Austria expelled on this day in history.
1918 On this day in history last day of the Julian calendar in Finland
1919 Belorussian SSR established on this day in history.
1922 Vancouver BC starts driving on the right side of road on this day in history.
1923 Union of Socialist Soviet Republics established on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history grossdeutsche Völksgemeinschaft/Völkische Block replaces NSDAP
1925 Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history flood in Rhine strikes Cologne
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