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• 871 - Alfred of England defeats the Danes in the Battle of Ashdown
• 1066 - Harold Godwinson crowned King of England
• 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
• 1540 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
• 1661 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri.
• 1690Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiter's atmosphere. January 6 Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans January 14 The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany May 20 England passes Act of Grace - JosephJoseph I ( July 26, 1678 April 17, 1711), Holy Roman Emperor , King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, was the elder son of the emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleanora, countess palatine, daughter of Philip William of Neuburg, elector pal, son of Emperor Leopold ILeopold I Habsburg ( June 9, 1640- May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain. Intended for the Church, he received a good education but his prospects we becomes King of the Romans
• 1720Events January 6 The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 Sweden and Prussia sign the ( 2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. February 29 Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden resigns. The Tuscarora fled North Caro - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings
• 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 - Samuel Morse first successfully tested the electrical telegraph.
• 1870 - The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna).
• 1900 - It is reported that millions are starving in India.
• 1900 - Boers attack Ladysmith - over 1000 people killed
• 1907 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome.
• 1912 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
• 1930 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City).
• 1929 - King Alexander of Yugoslavia suspends his country's constitution (the so-called January 6th Dictatorship, Šestojanuarska diktatura.)
• 1931 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
• 1936 - Supreme Court of the United States rules the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional in the case United States v. Butler et al.; Porky Pig premieres
• 1940 - Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznan, Warthegau.
• 1941 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address.
• 1942 - Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to have a flight go around the world.
• 1946 - William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) hanged for treason
• 1950 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response.
• 1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch " Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
• 1973 - Schoolhouse Rock premieres
• 1975 - The American soap opera Another World becomes the first daytime drama to air hour-long regularly scheduled episodes.
• 1982 - William Bonin convicted of being the "freeway killer".
• 1992 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously condemning Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
• 1994 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding.
• 1995 - A chemical in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
• 1998 - The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is launched into orbit around the moon and later found evidence for frozen water on the moon's surface.
• 1999 - Bob Newhart receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 2001 - Al Gore, as President of the U.S. Senate, tallies the electoral votes and certifies George W. Bush as the winner of U.S. presidential election, 2000.