On this day in history
January 14
American
1784Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing American independ…
Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing American independence.
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1794Dr. Jesse Bennett performs the first successful cesarean section in the United States, operating on his own wi…
Dr. Jesse Bennett performs the first successful cesarean section in the United States, operating on his own wife in Edom, Virginia.
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1911J. Skelly Wright, the federal judge whose rulings desegregated New Orleans schools, is born in New Orleans.
J. Skelly Wright, the federal judge whose rulings desegregated New Orleans schools, is born in New Orleans.
Source: On This Day
1943The Casablanca Conference begins in Morocco, where Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill plan Allied strate…
The Casablanca Conference begins in Morocco, where Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill plan Allied strategy for World War II.
Source: Pages of History
1943Franklin Roosevelt flies from Miami to Morocco for the Casablanca Conference, the first overseas airplane trip…
Franklin Roosevelt flies from Miami to Morocco for the Casablanca Conference, the first overseas airplane trip by a US president.
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World
1761The Third Battle of Panipat pits the Afghan Durrani Empire against the Marathas in one of the 18th century's l…
The Third Battle of Panipat pits the Afghan Durrani Empire against the Marathas in one of the 18th century's largest battles, with tens of thousands killed.
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1907A major earthquake strikes Kingston, Jamaica, killing about 1,000 people and destroying much of the city.
A major earthquake strikes Kingston, Jamaica, killing about 1,000 people and destroying much of the city.
Source: Pages of History
2011Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees the country amid mass protests, the first fall of a governmen…
Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees the country amid mass protests, the first fall of a government in the Arab Spring.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
1724Philip V of Spain abdicates in favor of his 17 year old son Louis; he returns to the throne months later when …
Philip V of Spain abdicates in favor of his 17 year old son Louis; he returns to the throne months later when Louis dies of smallpox.
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2005The Huygens probe lands on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the most distant landing ever achieved by a spacecraf…
The Huygens probe lands on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the most distant landing ever achieved by a spacecraft.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
2024Queen Margrethe II of Denmark abdicates after 52 years on the throne, passing the crown to her son Frederik X.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark abdicates after 52 years on the throne, passing the crown to her son Frederik X.
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