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• 1595 - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time.
• 1649 - King Charles I of England is beheaded.
• 1781 - Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland.
• 1790 - The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.
• 1820 - Edward Bransfield discovers AntarcticaAntarctica (from Greek nu;ταρκτικ&sigmaf opposed to the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earth's South Pole. It is the coldest place on earth and is almost entirely covered by ice. It is not to be confused with the.
• 1835Events January 1 Ole Pedersen Hoiland breaks into the Bank of Norway and steals 64. 000 dalers January 7 HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago. January 30 Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Cap - Unsuccessful assassination attempt against PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson ( March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. Sometimes nicknamed "Old Hickory," Jackson was the first president not born an aristocrat. Early life Andrew Jackson's Scotch-Irish pa in the United States CapitolThe United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. It is located atop Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The building is characterized by a central dome (inspired as much by St Paul's Ca -- first assassination attempt against a President.
• 1847Events January 4 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. - Yerba BuenaYerba Buena Clinopodium douglasii Lamiaceae) is a sprawling aromatic herb of the western and northwestern United States, western Canada and Alaska. Another local name for this plant is Oregon tea referring to its use as both a medicinal and refreshing tea, California is renamed San Francisco.
• 1862 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
• 1900 - United Kingdom forces fighting Boers in South Africa ask for reinforcements.
• 1911 - The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.
• 1911 - The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.
• 1913 - House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill .
• 1925 - Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul.
• 1933 - Adolf Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
• 1933 - The first of 2,956 episodes of The Lone Ranger airs on the radio for the first time.
• 1944 - United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.
• 1948 - Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi is murdered by a Hindu extremist.
• 1948 - 1948 Winter Olympics open in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
• 1962 - Two of the high-wire " Flying Wallendas " are killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1964 - Ranger 6 is launched by NASA. Its mission is it to carry television cameras and to crash-land on the moon.
• 1968 - Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins when Viet Cong forces launch series of a surprise attacks in South Vietnam.
• 1969 - The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records. The impromptu concert was broken up by the police.
• 1972 - Bloody Sunday: United Kingdom forces kill thirteen Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland.
• 1972 - Pakistan withdraws from the British Commonwealth.
• 1983 - Super Bowl XVII: The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins, 27-17, thus winning their first NFL championship since 1942.
• 1989 - The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.
• 1994 - Péter Lékó becomes the youngest grand master in chess.
• 1994 - The Dallas Cowboys win their fourth Super Bowl title, 30-13 over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.
• 1995 - Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventative treatment for sickle cell anaemia.
• 1996 - Suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation Army Gino Gallagher is killed while in line for his unemployment benefit.
• 1999 - A 7-year old boy dies of choking on a Pokémon Power Bouncer ball toy.
• 2000 - In a dramatic finish to Super Bowl XXXIV, the St. Louis Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans, 23-16.
• 2002 - Slobodan Milosevic accuses the United Nations war crimes tribunal of an "evil and hostile attack" against him.
• 2003 - Belgium legally recognizes same-sex marriage.