On This Day In History
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On this day in history Meatloaf dies aged 74.Â
RIP Meatloaf.🦇
January 21st
1525 The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz’s mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union
1789 1st American novel, WH Brown’s “Power of Sympathy” is published
1793 Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for “high treason” by the newly created French Parliament (Convention nationale), during the French Revolution
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru’s Congress party wins general election in India
1968 The Battle of Khe Sanh – one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War – begins at the Khe Sanh Air Base
2008Â Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.
Did You Know?
Parisian baker and "student of medieval life" Henri Littière appears in court charged with forcing his adulterous wife Juliette to wear a chastity belt. Having committed the same offence in 1932, he was sentenced to three months in prison and fined 50 francs for cruelty to his wife
Today in History in 1934
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Would You Believe?
"Sullivan Ordinance" is passed in NYC, making it illegal for a woman to smoke in public places. It was vetoed 2 weeks later by mayor George B. McClellan Jr.
Today in History in 1908
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This day 137 years ago – 21 January 1885 – Charles Stewart Parnell addressed constituents in Cork, famously saying:
“No man has a right to fix the boundary to the march of a nation. No man has the right to say to his country, 'Thus far shalt thou go and no further.'” pic.twitter.com/BsUD0ddfvo
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 21, 2022
In 1701, Rachel Ruysch became the first female member of an artist’s society in The Hague. She was soon court painter in Düsseldorf. Internationally renowned, her work sold for more in her lifetime than Rembrandt's did in his. She also had ten children. https://t.co/UndnBqdGd3 pic.twitter.com/d01rS2Xrhv
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 21, 2022
On this day in 1948, Mississippi Senator and segregationist James Eastland successfully blocked passage of a bill that would have made racial terror lynching a federal crime. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/NRHijZGQjx
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 21, 2022
Joyce Watkins, 74, was exonerated in a Nashville courtroom last week. She spent more than 27 years in prison after she and her boyfriend, Charlie Dunn, were wrongly convicted of aggravated rape and felony murder. https://t.co/iIZuX9WgOk
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 21, 2022
“From his heart to your souls … don’t ever stop rocking!”
Statement on Meat Loaf’s official Facebook page pays tribute to “an inspiring artist and beautiful man” as rock superstar dies at age 74. https://t.co/zDrv2rvviS pic.twitter.com/fZdjAebY0Z
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2022
January 22nd
1689 Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary (daughter of exiled King James II)
1879Â Battle of Rorke's Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders.
1905 In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday'
1973Â Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions
Did You Know?
The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican
Today in History in 1506
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Would You Believe?
Katie Mulcahey is arrested for lighting a cigarette, violating the 1-day old "Sullivan Ordinance" banning women from smoking in public, and is fined $5. Appearing before the judge she stated “I’ve got as much right to smoke as you have. I never heard of this new law, and I don’t want to hear about it. No man shall dictate to me.”
Today in History in 1908
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This day 50 years ago – 22 January 1972 – Jack Lynch and Patrick Hillery signed the Treaty of Accession, enabling Ireland to enter the European Economic Community.
83.1% of voters supported the move, which Lynch called “a great tribute to our people's innately sound judgement.” pic.twitter.com/GoSEvRk4wj
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 22, 2022
#OTD in 1973, lawyer Sarah Weddington won Roe v Wade, a historic landmark in US law. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of "Jane Roe" (Norma McCorvey), effectively legalising abortion in the US. The case is still central to debate about individual freedom. https://t.co/7C7TQVkFOK pic.twitter.com/TPtFjZeMjx
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 22, 2022
On this day in 1883, the Supreme Court held that the Force Act, a federal law passed to protect Black Americans from violent terrorism, was unconstitutional. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/iynVitOrIW
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 22, 2022
Remembering
Heath Ledger ...April 4, 1979 -
January 22, 2008#HeathLedger #Joker pic.twitter.com/x5RNg4pHJ3— MoviesMatrix🍿 (@MoviesMatrix) January 22, 2022
January 23rd
971Â War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops; Southern Han state forced to submit to the Song Dynasty. 1st regular war elephant corps in Chinese army
1368Â In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
1556Â Shaanxi Earthquake, the deadliest ever recorded, kills 830,000 in Shaanxi Province, China
1950Â Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel
1973 US President Richard Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War
1978Â Sweden becomes the first nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays, believed to be damaging to earth's ozone layer.
2020 China locks down the city of Wuhan and its 9 million people, in a belated but ultimately successful effort to control the city's COVID-19 epidemic [1]
Did You Know?
Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, California imports 10,000 grape vine cuttings
Today in History in 1862
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Would You Believe?
Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Resulting murder trial of her husband perhaps only case in US history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
Today in History in 1897
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This day 188 years ago – 23 January 1834 – St Vincent's Hospital was founded in Dublin by Mother Mary Aikenhead.
It was the first to be managed and staffed by women in either Ireland or Great Britain, and promised to treat equally “individuals of every sect, and every creed.” pic.twitter.com/idU3z4nL6t
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 23, 2022
In January 1931, African-American composer Florence Price began work on her first symphony, freed briefly from family demands by the need to rest a broken foot. The work became a breakthrough for her, and for black cultural achievement. Listen to it here: https://t.co/fJ5Zi6aPFh pic.twitter.com/B6GUaP0G4r
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) January 23, 2022
On this day in 1957, four white men forced Willie Edwards Jr., a young husband and father, to jump to his death from a bridge near Montgomery, Alabama. No one was ever prosecuted for his murder. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/fmLALMeTYX
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 23, 2022