On this day: January 31

January 31: Independence Day in Nauru (1968) Comet Hyakutake 1578 – Eighty Years' War: Spain won a crushing victory in the Battle of Gembloux, hastening the disintegration of the unity of the rebel provinces and bringing an end to the Union of Brussels. 1801 – John Marshall became the fourth Chief Justice of the United States; his court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a coequal branch...

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Guerrillas at Cabanatuan The Raid at Cabanatuan was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp (pictured) near Cabanatuan City in the Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the POW camp. Having survived the Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March, followed by years of torture, malnourishment,...

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On this day: January 30

January 30: Martyrs' Day in India 1018 – The German–Polish War ended with the signing of the Peace of Bautzen between Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor and the Piast ruler of Poland, Bolesław I. 1835 – Richard Lawrence became the first person to make an assassination attempt on a sitting US President when was subdued by a crowd after he failed to kill Andrew Jackson. 1930 – Soviet meteorologist Pavel Molchanov launched one of the world's first radiosondes, a device attached to weather balloons to measure various atmospheric parameters. 1959 – On the...

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Literary Hall The Romney Literary Society, established on January 30, 1819, as the Polemic Society of Romney, was the first literary society in what is now West Virginia, and one of the first in the United States. It was founded by nine prominent Romney men with the objectives of advancing literature and science, purchasing and maintaining a library, and improving educational opportunities. The society debated a range of scientific and social...

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January 29 Wikipedia featured article

Artist's impression The Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) was a species of mammoth that inhabited the western hemisphere from Costa Rica to the northern United States during the Pleistocene epoch. It evolved from the steppe mammoth, which entered North America from Asia about 1.5 million years ago. Reaching 4 m (13 ft) at the shoulders and 8–10 tonnes (18,000–22,000 lb) in weight, the Columbian mammoth was one of the largest...

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On this day: January 29

January 29 Irfan Pathan 661 – With the assassination of Ali, the fourth Sunni Rashidun Caliph and first Shia Imam, the Rashidun Caliphate, the first Arab caliphate founded after Muhammad's death in 632, effectively ended. 1863 – Indian Wars in North America: The United States Army led by Patrick Edward Connor massacred Chief Bear Hunter and forces of the Shoshone at the Bear River Massacre in present day Franklin County, Idaho. 1944 – World...

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On this day: January 28

January 28 Horace Walpole 1547 – Nine-year-old Edward VI became the first Protestant ruler of England, during whose reign Protestantism was established for the first time in the country with reforms that included the abolition of clerical celibacy and the mass. 1754 – Horace Walpole (pictured) first coined the word "serendipity" in a letter he wrote to a friend, saying that he derived the term from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of...

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Egyptologist's drawing of a bronze cylinder seal of Shepseskare Shepseskare (Egyptian for "Noble is the Soul of Ra") was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the fourth or fifth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (2494–2345 BC) during the Old Kingdom period. He lived in the mid-25th century BC, and was probably the owner of an unfinished pyramid platform in Abusir that was abandoned after a few weeks of work in the earliest stages of its construction. Very few...

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On this day: January 27

January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day; Holocaust Memorial Day in the United Kingdom and various commemorations of the liberation of Auschwitz (1945) Brisbane River flooded 1142 – Despite having saved the Southern Song dynasty from attempts by the northern Jin dynasty to conquer it, Chinese general Yue Fei was executed by the Song government. 1785 – The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, one of the oldest public universities...

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January 27 Wikipedia featured article

El Castillo, at Chichen Itza The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. The earliest villages developed before 2000 BC. The first Maya cities developed around 750 BC, and by 500 BC these cities possessed monumental architecture. Two hundred years later, the Maya were using...

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January 26 Wikipedia featured article

Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010, and for PlayStation 3 a year later. This sequel to Mass Effect is set in our galaxy in the 22nd century, when humanity is threatened by the insectoid Collectors. BioWare emphasized third-person shooter aspects in the sequel, including limited ammunition and regenerable health. A variety of downloadable content packs extend the game with new character outfits and missions....

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On this day: January 26

January 26: Australia Day (1788); Republic Day in India (1950); Liberation Day in Uganda (1986) Siad Barre 1699 – The signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz to conclude the Austro-Ottoman War marked the end of Ottoman control in much of Central Europe and the rise of the Habsburg Monarchy as the dominant power in the region. 1856 – Puget Sound War: United States Marines from the USS Decatur defeated Native American forces after an all-day battle...

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On this day: January 25

January 25: Feast Day of Gregory of Nazianzus (Eastern Orthodox Church); Tu Bishvat (Judaism, 2016); Burns Night (Scots culture); Dydd Santes Dwynwen in Wales Nellie Bly 1554 – Jesuit missionaries José de Anchieta and Manoel da Nóbrega established a mission at São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga, which grew to become São Paulo, Brazil. 1890 – American journalist Nellie Bly (pictured) completed a circumnavigation of the globe, inspired by Jules...

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January 25 Wikipedia featured article

The 1804 dollar is one of the rarest and most valuable American coins. Proof coin sets, including the dollar, were created for use as diplomatic gifts carried by envoy Edmund Roberts on his trips to Siam and Muscat. Though the dollars are dated 1804, none were struck until the 1830s; the earlier date was a mistake based on misunderstood U.S. Mint records from 1804. Later, Mint officials struck some of the coins to trade with collectors in exchange...

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January 24 Wikipedia featured article

Kele Okereke A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006, and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was mixed later that year and released on 24 January 2007, with Wichita Recordings as its primary label. The band aimed to create an album that distanced them from conventional guitar band music, incorporating more electronically...

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On this day: January 24

January 24 University of Calcutta shortly after its founding 1458 – The 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus was unanimously proclaimed King of Hungary, after the Estates were persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi. 1857 – The University of Calcutta (pictured), the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent, was established. 1900 – Second Boer War: Boer forces stopped a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle...

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January 23 Wikipedia featured article

The December 1969 nor'easter was an intense winter storm that most notably impacted the Northeastern United States and southern Quebec on December 25–28, 1969. The multi-faceted storm system was blamed for at least 20 deaths in the United States and 15 in Canada. After developing over Texas and spawning several damaging tornadoes in the Deep South, the cyclone advanced to the Eastern Seaboard, dropping more than 1 ft (30 cm) of snow as far south as Washington, D.C. The nor'easter intensified and slowed as it moved into New England, delivering...

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On this day: January 23

January 23 Elizabeth Blackwell 1264 – King Louis IX of France issued the Mise of Amiens, a settlement between King Henry III of England and barons led by Simon de Montfort heavily favouring the former, which later led to the Second Barons' War. 1795 – War of the First Coalition: In a rare battle between cavalry and naval ships, a French Hussar regiment captured a Dutch fleet frozen at anchor between the port of Den Helder and the island of Texel. 1849...

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January 22 Wikipedia featured article

HMS Agincourt was a British dreadnought built with more turreted heavy guns (fourteen) and more main turrets (seven) than any other battleship, before or since. Originally ordered by Brazil during a South American naval arms race, the ship was purchased from Brazil by the Ottoman Empire while under construction and renamed Sultan Osman I, after the empire's founder. When the dreadnought was nearly complete, World War I broke out. The British...

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On this day: January 22

January 22: Reunion Day in Ukraine (1919) Modern Swiss Guard 1506 – The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards (modern soldier pictured) arrived at the Vatican in Rome to serve as security for the Pope. 1689 – The Convention Parliament convened to justify the overthrow of James II, the last Roman Catholic king of England, who had vacated the throne when he fled to France in 1688. 1905 – Russian Revolution: Peaceful demonstrators, led by Father...

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January 21 Wikipedia featured article

The Banker horse is a small, hardy, and docile feral horse (Equus ferus caballus) living on barrier islands in North Carolina's Outer Banks. Descended from domesticated Spanish horses and possibly brought to the Americas in the 16th century, the foundation bloodstock may have become feral after surviving shipwrecks or being abandoned on the islands by one of the exploratory expeditions led by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón or Sir Richard Grenville. Populations...

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On this day: January 21

January 21: Feast Day of Saint Agnes (Christianity); Flag Day in Quebec Concorde 763 – The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid Revolt when one of the rebellion leaders was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in what is now Iraq. 1840 – The French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville discovered Adélie Land, Antarctica. 1912 – Raymond Poincaré, who would pursue hardline anti-German policies, began his first term as Prime Minister of France. 1963 –...

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On this day: January 20

January 20: Martyrs' Day in Azerbaijan (1990) 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama 1156 – According to legend, freeholder Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö, Finland. 1785 – Tây Sơn forces of Vietnam annihilated an invading Siamese army who were attempting to restore Nguyễn Ánh to the throne. 1843 – Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, became the de facto first prime minister...

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