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7th January 1979: Cambodian leader Pol Pot overthrown

On the 7th January 1979 Pol Pot, the Cambodian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, was overthrown when Vietnamese forces captured the capital city Phnom ...

6th January 1975: Led Zeppelin banned from Boston after fans run riot at Boston Garden arena

Fans of the rock band Led Zeppelin rampaged through the Boston Garden arena, causing thousands of dollars of ...

5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia

On the 5th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dubček became the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of ...

4th January 1847: Samuel Colt receives the first government order for his firearms

American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas ...

3rd January 1961: USA cuts diplomatic relations with Cuba

On the 3rd January 1961, the United States of America severed its diplomatic relationship with Cuba and closed the American embassy in ...

2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan

In response to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter brought the period of détente to an ...

1st January 1942: Declaration by the United Nations agreed

On the 1st January 1942, the Declaration by the United Nations was agreed and signed by the representatives of four major Allied nations during the Second World ...

31st December 1759: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease for St. James’s Gate Brewery

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease for the derelict St. James’s Gate Brewery in ...

30th December 1922: Foundation of the USSR

On the 30th December 1922, the USSR – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – was ...

29th December 1890: Lakota Sioux massacred at Wounded Knee

More than 150 Native Americans from the Lakota tribe were killed by U.S. soldiers in the Wounded Knee ...