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• 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sinks the Carthaginian fleet; end of First Punic War.
• 1496 - Christopher Columbus leaves Hispaniola for Spain, ending his second visit to the Western Hemisphere.
• 1629 - Charles I of England dissolves Parliament starting the Eleven Years TyrannyThe Eleven Years Tyranny refers to the period from 1628 to 1639, when Charles I, King of England and Scotland ruled without recourse to Parliament. He was entitled to do this under the Royal Prerogative, but his actions caused discontent among those who p in which there was no parliament.
• 1804Events January 1 End of French rule in Haiti June 15 The Twelfth Amendment to the U. Constitution ratified by New Hampshire, and arguably becomes effective (subsequently vetoed by the Governor of New Hampshire) July 27 The Twelfth Amendment to the U. - Louisiana PurchaseVia the Louisiana Purchase the United States acquired more than 529,911,680 acres (2,144,476 km2) of territory from France in 1803 for $15 million (which, if adjusted for inflation, would equal approximately $184 million in 2003). The French territory of: In St. Louis, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of LouisianaLouisiana is a southern state of the United States of America. It uses the U. postal abbreviation LA . The state is bordered to the west by the state of Texas, to the north by Arkansas, to the east by the state of Mississippi, and to the south by the Gulf Territory from FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. to the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.
• 1814Events January 14 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden January 29 French army of Emperor Napoleon I wins the Battle of Brienne January 31 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina. February Congress of Chatillon see George Hamilton Gordo - Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
• 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
• 1864 - American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
• 1880 - Members of the Salvation Army land in the United States and begin operations.
• 1893 - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony.
• 1902 - Boer War: South African Boers win their last battle over British forces, with the capture of a British general and 200 of his men.
• 1902 - A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera (see Edison v. American Mutoscope )
• 1933 - Earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 120 people.
• 1945 - World War II: In Japan, American B-29 bombers fire-bomb Tokyo killing 100,000.
• 1951 - Henri Queuille becomes Prime Minister of France
• 1952 - Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba
• 1966 - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands marries Claus von Amsberg.
• 1969 - In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. Ray would later retract his guilty plea.
• 1975 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Me Thout , South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon.
• 1982 - The United States places an embargo on Libyan oil imports because of their support of terrorist groups.
• 1982 - Syzygy: all 9 planets align on the same side of the Sun
• 1987 - Reproductive rights: The Holy See condemns the practice of surrogate motherhood along with test-tube babies and artificial insemination.
• 1990 - 18 months after seizing power in a coup, Prosper Avril is ousted in Haiti.
• 1991 - Gulf War: Operation Phase Echo - 540,000 American troops begin to leave the Persian Gulf.
• 1998 - American troops stationed in the Persian Gulf begin to receive the first vaccinations against anthrax.
• 2000 - The Nasdaq stock market index peaks at 5048.62, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
• 2004 - Six Flags sells 8 of its theme parks to private investors.