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January 3, 2017
4th January 1642: Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members
On the 4th January 1642, Charles I attempted and failed to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War and his own eventual execution for treason. Charles ascended to the throne in...
January 2, 2017
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 Havana. The move came in the wake of the nationalisation of industries in...
January 1, 2017
2nd January 1981: Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, arrested
On the 2nd January 1981, serial killer Peter Sutcliffe – otherwise known as the Yorkshire Ripper – was arrested by police. Found guilty of murdering 13 women over a six-year period, and of attempting to...
December 31, 2016
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 War. The original signatories – US President Franklin...
December 30, 2016
31st December 1935: Monopoly board game patented
On the 31st December 1935, the board game Monopoly was patented. Although the patent for the game was awarded to Charles B. Darrow, a Philadelphia heating salesman who had lost his job during the Great...
December 29, 2016
30th December 1922: Foundation of the USSR
On the 30th December 1922, the USSR – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – was founded. The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, which...
December 28, 2016
29th December 1170: Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral
On the 29th December 1170, Thomas Becket – the Archbishop of Canterbury – was murdered in front of the altar of Canterbury Cathedral. He had been appointed by Henry II to the most important religious...
December 27, 2016
28th December 1972: Kim Il-sung becomes President of North Korea
On the 28th December 1972, Kim Il-sung became the first President of North Korea. At the time he was already the country’s Prime Minister and the First Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, and...
