1777 - Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, CaliforniaSanta Clara founded in 1852, is a city located in Santa Clara County, in the U. state of California. The city is the site of Mission Santa Clara de Asis, on the campus of Santa Clara University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Ca
1838Events January 6 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrates the telegraph. January 8 Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code) January 12 Joseph Smith, Jr. and Sidney Rigdon flee Ohio for Missouri Marc - In order to avoid anti-MormonAnti-Mormonism is an overt opposition to Mormonism, often specifically to Mormonism's largest and most prominent sect, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Anti-Mormon activities range from reasoned arguments (often references to persecution, Joseph Smith, Jr.daguerreotype of Joseph Smith, Jr. taken by Lucian Foster (Library of Congress). Joseph Smith, Jr. December 23, 1805 June 27, 1844) was the charismatic founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. Latter Day Saints revere him as a prophet and mart and his followers leave OhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the northeastern corner of the United States. It was the first and eastern-most state in the Midwest admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. postal abbreviation is OH its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an I for MissouriMissouri named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning "canoe", is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. The state's nickname is the State the U. Post Office abbreviation for Missouri is MO and the state public.
18661866 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January 6 Ottoman troops clash with men of a Maronite leader Karam in St. Doumit in Lebanon Turks are defeated January 12 Royal Aeronautical Society is formed ( London) January 28 800 Maronite troops clash - Royal Aeronautical Society is formed ( London).
1971 - " Harrisburg Six ": The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, DC.
In , the fictional computer HAL became operational on January 12. In the movie by Stanley Kubrick he was "born" in 1992, while in the book by Arthur C. Clarke the same event occurred in 1997.