On this day in history

Amelia Earhart completes the first solo flight from Hawaii to California, landing in Oakland after an 18 hour journey.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Alabama secedes from the Union, becoming the fourth state to leave.

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President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona, protecting the canyon from mining and development.

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MGM chief Louis B. Mayer announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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The U.S. Surgeon General issues a landmark report concluding that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and chronic bronchitis.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica

The merger of America Online and Time Warner is completed, at the time the largest corporate merger in history.

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Muhammad sets out from Medina with an army of 10,000 to capture Mecca, the conquest that unites Arabia under Islam.

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The Anglo Zulu War begins as British forces under Lord Chelmsford invade Zululand in South Africa.

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The first insulin injection is given to a diabetic patient in Toronto, Canada; the initial dose causes an allergic reaction, and a refined dose succeeds on January 23.

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French and Belgian troops begin occupying Germany's Ruhr industrial region to enforce war reparations payments.

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The first recorded English lottery is drawn at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, organized to raise funds for public works.

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William Herschel discovers the moons Titania and Oberon orbiting Uranus, the first moons found around that planet.

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The Beatles release the single Please Please Me, which peaks at number two in Britain.

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