Historical Events In January - 18
1913 Turkish-Greek sea battle near Troy on this day in history.
1915 The Germans perform the first aerial bombing of Britain, from a pair of Zeppelin dirigibles during WWI on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history train crashes at Colima-Guadalajara Mexico, about 600 die
1915 On this day in history with the European powers preoccupied with World War I, Japan secretly presents China with Twenty-one Demands for privileges.
1919 WWI Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history irish author Liam O'Flaherty & others occupy the Rotunda in Dublin
1927 Empress Charlotte, wife of Mexico's ill-fated Emperor Maximilian, dies on this day in history.
1929 "New York Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio on this day in history.
1929 On this day in history stalin proposes to ban Trotsky from the Politburo
1930 -27ºF (-33ºC), Watts OK (state record) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history white Sands National Monument, NM established
1937 Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history south African wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs New South Wales
1942 On this day in history nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman
1943 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto begin resistance of Nazis on this day in history.
1943 Moscow announced the 16-month Nazi siege of Leningrad was lifted on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts
1943 Soviets announce they broke the long Nazi siege of Leningrad on this day in history.
1944 The first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.
1947 On this day in history small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400
1948 Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS) on this day in history.
1949 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history south African Reverend Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer
1951 Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against German Democratic Republic" on this day in history.
1951 The first use of lie detector in Netherlands on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history fanfani forms Italian government
1955 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the first time on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history german Democratic Republic forms own army
1957 3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history the first black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)
1960 On this day in history uS & Japan sign joint defense treaty
1961 On this day in history zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote & parliament by a single seat
1962 Southern University closed due to demonstrations on this day in history.
1962 US begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas on this day in history.
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