WillDekkard
01-26-2010, 03:20 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- January 26th
* 1340 King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
* 1500 Vicente Yαρez Pinzσn becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil.
* 1531 Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake--thousands die.
* 1564 The Council of Trent issues its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
* 1565 Battle of Talikota, fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Islamic sultanates of the Deccan, leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India, and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the Indian subcontinent.
* 1589 Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
* 1699 Treaty of Carlowitz is signed.
* 1700 The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake takes place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
* 1736 Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.
* 1788 The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Commemorated as Australia Day
* 1808 Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.
* 1837 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
* 1838 Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States
* 1841 The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally cedes.
* 1855 Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
* 1856 First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
* 1861 American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
* 1863 American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
* 1863 American Civil War: Massachusetts Governor receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
* 1870 American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
* 1885 Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum.
* 1905 The Cullinan Diamond is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
* 1907 The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the oldest military rifle still in official use.
* 1911 Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
* 1911 Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
* 1920 Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
* 1924 St.Petersburg is renamed Leningrad
* 1930 The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later.
* 1934 The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
* 1934 German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
* 1939 Spanish Civil War: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
* 1942 World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
* 1950 The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
* 1952 Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* 1958 Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
* 1961 John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment.
* 1962 Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
* 1965 Hindi becomes the official language of India.
* 1966 The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
* 1978 The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US, strikes the Ohio Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph (161 km/h).
* 1980 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
* 1988 Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York.
* 1991 Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
* 1992 Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
* 1998 Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
* 2001 An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths.
* 2004 President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan.
* 2004 A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing Sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.
* 2005 Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles.
- January 26th
* 1340 King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
* 1500 Vicente Yαρez Pinzσn becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil.
* 1531 Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake--thousands die.
* 1564 The Council of Trent issues its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
* 1565 Battle of Talikota, fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Islamic sultanates of the Deccan, leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India, and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the Indian subcontinent.
* 1589 Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
* 1699 Treaty of Carlowitz is signed.
* 1700 The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake takes place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
* 1736 Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.
* 1788 The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Commemorated as Australia Day
* 1808 Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.
* 1837 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
* 1838 Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States
* 1841 The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally cedes.
* 1855 Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
* 1856 First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
* 1861 American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
* 1863 American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
* 1863 American Civil War: Massachusetts Governor receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
* 1870 American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
* 1885 Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum.
* 1905 The Cullinan Diamond is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
* 1907 The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the oldest military rifle still in official use.
* 1911 Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
* 1911 Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
* 1920 Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
* 1924 St.Petersburg is renamed Leningrad
* 1930 The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later.
* 1934 The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
* 1934 German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
* 1939 Spanish Civil War: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
* 1942 World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
* 1950 The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
* 1952 Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* 1958 Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
* 1961 John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment.
* 1962 Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
* 1965 Hindi becomes the official language of India.
* 1966 The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
* 1978 The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US, strikes the Ohio Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph (161 km/h).
* 1980 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
* 1988 Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York.
* 1991 Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
* 1992 Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
* 1998 Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
* 2001 An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths.
* 2004 President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan.
* 2004 A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing Sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.
* 2005 Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles.