Events in History
- 871 Battle of Ashdown: Ethelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great beat invading Danish army
- 1198 Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
- 1214 Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
- 1297 Monaco gains its independence.
- 1310 The Great Frost: in London the Thames river froze so thickly bonfires were lit on it
- 1558 French troops under Duc de Guise occupy Calais
- 1598 Jews are expelled from Genoa, Italy
- 1610 German astronomer Simon Marius independently discovers the first three moons of Jupiter one day after Galileo
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Kim Jong-unWeddings in History
- 1811 US Vice President John C. Calhoun (28) weds Floride Bonneau (19)
- 1930 Belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto
- 2017 Dutch-American "Dancing with the Stars" pro Louis Van Amstel (44) weds American health coach Joshua Lancaster (27) in Sundance, Utah
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François MitterrandJanuary in History
Getting In a Spin On Saint Distaff’s Day
Distaff is not one of the best known saints; in fact he never existed. But January 7 is Saint Distaff’s Day and once one of seemingly dangerous fun and frolics.
January 7, 1 AD
A Crackdown on Lovers in New York
New York wasn't always a free and easy city. Time was when not only adultery was a crime, but even looking at a lady in the wrong way could land a guy in trouble.
January 8, 1902
El Chapo Finally Recaptured
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in American custody after being extradited to the United States
January 8, 2016
Gallipoli: Guts, Glory and Defeat
The horrors of the First World War are encapsulated in the enduring names of its famous terrible battles, such as the Somme, Paschendale . . . and Gallipoli.
January 9, 1916