On This Day In History
Quote from Forrest on January 9, 2022, 9:23 pmQuote from Charlie Charles IV on January 9, 2022, 7:51 pmQuote from Forrest on January 9, 2022, 7:15 pm9th January 1799 – British Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger introduced Income Tax, which was promised to be a temporary measure to fund the Napoleonic Wars
Time to wrap up the Napoleonic Wars then…
Or maybe it’s time to stop the income tax, seeing as Napoleon is on gardening leave on St Helena . . . . . .
Did you get the memo, Woody? Able was I ere I saw Elba. 😉
January 10th
49 BC Julius Caesar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon, uttering "alea iacta est" (the die is cast), signaling the start of civil war which would lead to his appointment as Roman dictator for life
1430 Catholic Order of the Golden Fleece founded in Bruges in celebration of the prosperous and wealthy domains of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
1475 Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui
1776 "Common Sense" Pamphlet by Thomas Paine published, advocating American independence
1839 First tea from leaves of indigenous plants of Assam, India arrives in the United Kingdom [date approximate] [1]
1946 UN General Assembly meets for 1st time in London
Did You Know?
Suffragettes the "Silent Sentinels" first protest outside The White House, in Washington led by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party
Today in History in 1917
Would You Believe?
Edward W. Brooke (Sen-R-Mass), takes his seat as the 1st popularly elected African American to the US Senate
Today in History in 1967
This day 145 years ago – 10 January 1877 – the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland became the first institute in either Ireland or Great Britain to allow women to sit their examinations and qualify with a medical licence.
Eliza Walker Dunbar was the first to do so. pic.twitter.com/IZwDFawxJm
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 10, 2022
Tecuichpoch Ixcaxochitzin (c1510-1550)—Aztec princess, Montezuma's daughter—was married to two of his successors. The second, her cousin, was killed by conquistador Cortes, by whom she later had a child. Like many noblewomen in history, she was used to cement political alliances. pic.twitter.com/OjxdR8YuFm
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 10, 2022
On this day in 1966, KKK members shot guns at and set fire to the home of activist Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, killing Mr. Dahmer and razing his home. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/SqWw9TqJGu
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 10, 2022
10th January 1918 - The American House of Representatives allowed votes for women, but only those who are married and over 30.
January 11th
1599 Jacob van Neck's fleet leaves Bantam, Java in modern day Indonesia with 1 million pounds of pepper and cloves and a further half a ship full of nutmeg, mace and cinnamon
1838 First public demonstration of telegraph messages sent using dots and dashes at Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail
1879 Anglo-Zulu War begins as British Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand in South Africa
1922 Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, when Frederick Banting injects fellow Canadian Leonard Thompson, aged 14
1964 First government report by US Surgeon General Luther Terry warning that smoking may be hazardous
This day 50 years ago – 11 January 1972 – Padraic Colum died, aged 90.
Born in Longford, Colum's poems were first published in Arthur Griffith's newspaper The United Irishman.
He is referenced in James Joyce's Ulysses, with the line, “I think he has that queer thing, genius.” pic.twitter.com/MjlOE8iU3I
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 11, 2022
Marietta Robusti (c1560-1590), Venetian Renaissance artist, was the daughter of Tintoretto & sometimes referred to as Tintoretta. She worked in her father's workshop; while illustrious in her time, much of her work is believed to be buried under his name. https://t.co/lr8QarhBfP pic.twitter.com/GDSgCoFRBY
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 11, 2022
On this day in 1896, a white mob killed Patrick and Charlotte “Lottie” Morris by setting fire to their Louisiana home because they were an interracial couple. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/h6MobsOUlY
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 11, 2022
January 12th
1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia
1872 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, 1st imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years
1948 Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
2010 Earthquake Devastates Haiti, killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
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After using other pseudonyms over the years, Josef Dzhugashvili signs himself as Stalin ("man of steel") in a letter to the newspaper Social Democrat
Today in History in 1913
Would You Believe?
Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation and remains preserved at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Today in History in 1967
This day 99 years ago – 12 January 1923 – Oliver St. John Gogarty jumped into the Liffey to avoid being shot by anti-Treaty IRA men.
Liam Lynch, chief-of-staff of the anti-Treaty IRA, had said that Senators who voted for the 1922 Public Safety Bill were to be “shot at sight.” pic.twitter.com/1QG0mULIOV
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 12, 2022
#OTD in 1932, Hattie Caraway was elected as a Democratic senator—and the first woman in the US senate—after her husband, the incumbent, died. She was expected to step aside at the next election but did not. She won that election, and a third one in 1938.https://t.co/ysjpki7wwT pic.twitter.com/fjr5ZSKRrD
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 12, 2022
On this day in 1931, a mob of 2,000 white people seized a Black man named Raymond Gunn, placed him on the roof of a school for white students, and burned him alive. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/Y8DCKxO7xv
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 12, 2022
January 13th
532 Nika riots begin in Constantinople, revolt against Emperor Justinian I, prompted by chariot racing
1785 John Walter publishes 1st issue of "The Times" of London
1943 Adolf Hitler declares "Total War" against the Allies
1970 Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu flees Biafra into exile, leaving his deputy Philip Effiong to surrender to the Nigerian army, unofficially ending the Nigerian Civil War
2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position
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"Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears
Today in History in 1930
Would You Believe?
Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for (reputedly) being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.
Today in History in 1842
In 1954, Ladi Kwali joined the Abuja Pottery, Nigeria as its first female potter. Born in a region where pottery was women's work, she had learned the craft as a child. Her pioneering pots became sought after and are held in collections all over the world. https://t.co/MJVSnlwgzq pic.twitter.com/v6FaepWCjp
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 13, 2022