Events in History
Event of Interest
Jan 1 War of the Triple Alliance: Paraguay's capital Asunción falls to Brazilian forces led by General João de Souza da Fonseca Costa

Francisco Solano López
- Jan 13 Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention meets in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 18 Elegant California Theater opens in San Francisco
Event of Interest
Jan 20 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before US Congress

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Birthdays in History
Grigori Rasputin
Jan 21 Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and confidant of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, born in Pokrovskoye, Sibera, Russian Empire (d. 1916)

Grigori Rasputin