January 25
1533 | Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn. | |
1787 | Small farmers in Springfield, Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays, revolt against tax laws. Federal troops break up the protesters of what becomes known as Shay's Rebellion. | |
1846 | The dreaded Corn Laws, which taxed imported oats, wheat and barley, are repealed by the British Parliament. | |
1904 | Two-hundred coal miners are trapped in their Pennsylvania mine after an explosion. | |
1915 | Alexander Graham Bell in New York and Thomas Watson in San Francisco make a record telephone transmission. | |
1918 | Austria and Germany reject U.S. peace proposals. | |
1919 | The League of Nations plan is adopted by the Allies. | |
1929 | Members of the New York Stock Exchange ask for an additional 275 seats. | |
1930 | New York police rout a Communist rally at the Town Hall. | |
1943 | The last German airfield in Stalingrad is captured by the Red Army. | |
1949 | Axis Sally, who broadcasted Nazi propaganda to U.S. troops in Europe, stands trial in the United States for war crimes. | |
1951 | The U.S. Eighth Army in Korea launches Operation Thunderbolt, a counter attack to push the Chinese Army north of the Han River. | |
1955 | Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock that is accurate to within one second in 300 years. | |
1956 | Khrushchev says that he believes that Eisenhower is sincere in his efforts to abolish war. | |
1959 | American Airlines begins its first coast-to-coast flight service on a Boeing 707. | |
1972 | Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to U.S. Congress, announces candidacy for president. | |
1972 | Nixon airs the eight-point peace plan for Vietnam, asking for POW release in return for withdrawal. | |
1984 | President Reagan endorses the development of the first U.S. permanently-manned space station. |
No comments:
Post a Comment