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17th January 1991: Gulf War combat begins with Operation Desert Storm

On the 17th January 1991, the combat phase of the Gulf War began as Operation Desert Storm was launched to destroy Iraq’s military and civilian infrastructure through an enormous aerial bombing ...

16th January 1412: Antipope John XXIII makes the Medici Bank the official bank to the Papacy

Antipope John XXIII made the Medici Bank the official bank of the ...

15th January 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg killed by Freikorps

On the 15th January 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were killed by members of the ...

14th January 1973: Elvis Presley makes the first solo headline satellite broadcast in Aloha From Hawaii

Elvis Presley became the first solo entertainer to broadcast a live performance via satellite with Aloha From ...

13th January 1935: Saar votes to reunite with Germany

On the 13th January 1935, the Territory of the Saar Basin voted to reunite with ...

12th January 1967: Dr James Bedford becomes the first cryonically preserved human

Dr James Hiram Bedford became the first human to be cryonically ...

11th January 1923: French and Belgian troops occupy the Ruhr

On the 11th January 1923, French and Belgian troops marched into Germany and occupied the industrial Ruhr ...

10th January 49 BCE: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River on his march to Rome

Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with the 13th Legion during his march on Rome that led to the Roman Civil ...

9th January 1799: Income tax introduced for the first time

On the 9th January 1799, modern income tax was introduced for the first time. William Pitt the Younger, the British Prime Minister, announced the tax the previous December as a way to pay for the wars against ...

8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to ...