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January 18, 2017
19th January 1915: Zeppelins bomb Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn
On the 19th January 1915, two German Zeppelin airships known as L3 and L4 dropped bombs on the Norfolk towns of Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn in Britain’s first experience of an air raid. Four...
January 17, 2017
18th January 1871: Wilhelm I declared German Emperor
On the 18th January 1871, Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed the first German Emperor. The creation of the federal Empire made Wilhelm the head of state and president of the federated monarchies that made...
January 16, 2017
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 campaign. Over 2,250 coalition...
January 15, 2017
16th January 27 BCE: Octavian becomes Augustus, Roman Emperor
On the 16th January 27 BCE, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps. The title Augustus is understood to roughly translate as “the illustrious one” and, although the title did not grant...
January 14, 2017
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 Freikorps. The two German socialists were joint-founders of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany, and were...
January 13, 2017
14th January 1943: Churchill and Roosevelt meet at the Casablanca Conference
On the 14th January 1943, the Casablanca Conference began in Morocco. Primarily a military meeting between the USA and Britain, the conference resulted in a declaration of the doctrine of “unconditional surrender”. The conference saw...
January 12, 2017
13th January 1935: Saar votes to reunite with Germany
On the 13th January 1935, the Territory of the Saar Basin voted to reunite with Germany. Having been administered by the League of Nations for 15 years following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles,...
January 11, 2017
12th January 1895: Foundation of the National Trust
On the 12th January 1895, the National Trust was founded by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley. Describing itself as “a charity that works to preserve and protect historic places and spaces—for ever,...
January 10, 2017
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 area. The two countries had grown increasingly frustrated by Germany frequently defaulting on its reparations that had been...
January 9, 2017
10th January 1920: League of Nations officially founded
On the 10th January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles came into effect. Although it had been signed in June the previous year, the terms weren’t activated until the 10th January – which as well as...
