On January 19.1915 ; World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target. source
On January 19.1915 ; World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
The Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with uncrewed spacecraft in 1959. source
The Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with uncrewed spacecraft in 1959.
On January 19.1983 ;The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced. source
On January 19.1983 ;The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced.
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
On January 21.1789 ; The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston. source
On January 21.1789 ; The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston.
On January 22.1968 ; Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. source
On January 22.1968 ; Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
On January 22.1927 ; Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury. source
On January 22.1927 ; Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
On January 23.1656 ; Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales. source
On January 23.1656 ; Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
On January 24.1857 ; The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia. source
On January 24.1857 ; The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
On January 26.1500 ; Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil. source
On January 26.1500 ; Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil.
On January 26.1838 ; Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States. source
On January 26.1838 ; Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States.
On January 26.1911 ; Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane. source
On January 26.1911 ; Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
On January 27.1785 ; The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States. source
On January 27.1785 ; The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
On January 27.1993 ; American-born sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō becomes the first foreigner to be promoted to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. source
On January 27.1993 ; American-born sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō becomes the first foreigner to be promoted to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.
On January 27.1996 ; Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day. source
On January 27.1996 ; Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
On January 27.2003 ; The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress. source
On January 27.2003 ; The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
Amerigo Vespucci was the first person to recognize North and South America as distinct continents that were previously unknown to Europeans, Asians and Africans. source
Amerigo Vespucci was the first person to recognize North and South America as distinct continents that were previously unknown to Europeans, Asians and Africans.
The first automatic electric fire alarm was patented in 1890 by Francis Robbins Upton, an associate of Thomas Edison.
On January 28.1851 ; Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois. source
On January 28.1851 ; Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois.
On January 29.1886 ; Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. source
On January 29.1886 ; Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
On January 30.1835 ; In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself. source
On January 30.1835 ; In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself.
On January 30.1902 ;The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London. source
On January 30.1902 ;The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
On January 31 .1747 ; The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. source
On January 31 .1747 ; The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
On January 31 .1915 ;World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia. source
On January 31 .1915 ;World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
On January 31.1891 ; History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto. source
On January 31.1891 ; History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
On February 1.1893 ; Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. source
On February 1.1893 ; Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
On February 2.1848 ; California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco. source
On February 2.1848 ; California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco.
On February 2.1942 ; The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling. source
On February 2.1942 ; The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated.