On this day in history
January 15
American
1978Serial killer Ted Bundy breaks into Florida State's Chi Omega sorority house and attacks four women, killing t…
Serial killer Ted Bundy breaks into Florida State's Chi Omega sorority house and attacks four women, killing two.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
2009Captain Chesley Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard in…
Captain Chesley Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard in the Miracle on the Hudson.
Source: On This Day
1865Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to Union forces, closing the Confederacy's last major seaport at Wilmingto…
Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to Union forces, closing the Confederacy's last major seaport at Wilmington.
Source: HaveFunWithHistory
1892James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball, the game he invented at a YMCA training school in Springfiel…
James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball, the game he invented at a YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Source: HaveFunWithHistory
1919A storage tank bursts in Boston, flooding the streets with two million gallons of molasses and killing 21 peop…
A storage tank bursts in Boston, flooding the streets with two million gallons of molasses and killing 21 people in the Great Molasses Flood.
Source: On This Day
1943The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia, becoming the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia, becoming the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Source: Pages of History
1777Vermont declares itself an independent republic, separate from both Britain and the American states; it joins …
Vermont declares itself an independent republic, separate from both Britain and the American states; it joins the Union as the 14th state in 1791.
Source: Vermont Legislature
1844The University of Notre Dame is chartered in Indiana by a French Catholic priest, Edward Sorin.
The University of Notre Dame is chartered in Indiana by a French Catholic priest, Edward Sorin.
Source: KidsKonnect
1967Super Bowl I is played in Los Angeles, where the Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10.
Super Bowl I is played in Los Angeles, where the Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10.
Source: Simple Wikipedia
1973President Richard Nixon suspends the bombing of North Vietnam, citing progress in the Paris peace negotiations…
President Richard Nixon suspends the bombing of North Vietnam, citing progress in the Paris peace negotiations.
Source: HaveFunWithHistory
World
1919Revolutionary leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht are murdered in Berlin by right wing paramilitaries a…
Revolutionary leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht are murdered in Berlin by right wing paramilitaries after the failed Spartacist uprising.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
1947The body of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, is found murdered in Los Angeles; the case remains uns…
The body of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, is found murdered in Los Angeles; the case remains unsolved.
Source: HistorIQly
1535Henry VIII is proclaimed Supreme Head of the Church of England, formalizing the break with the Roman Catholic …
Henry VIII is proclaimed Supreme Head of the Church of England, formalizing the break with the Roman Catholic Church.
Source: KidsKonnect
1559Elizabeth I is crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey, beginning a 44 year reign.
Elizabeth I is crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey, beginning a 44 year reign.
Source: Pages of History
1902Abdulaziz Ibn Saud leads 40 men over the walls of Riyadh and retakes the city, beginning the Third Saudi State…
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud leads 40 men over the walls of Riyadh and retakes the city, beginning the Third Saudi State.
Source: On This Day
2001Wikipedia is launched as a free online encyclopedia, growing into one of the most visited websites in the worl…
Wikipedia is launched as a free online encyclopedia, growing into one of the most visited websites in the world.
Source: HaveFunWithHistory
588Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem, a siege that lasts until the city's fall in 586 BC.
Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem, a siege that lasts until the city's fall in 586 BC.
Source: On This Day
1759The British Museum opens to the public in London, the first national public museum in the world.
The British Museum opens to the public in London, the first national public museum in the world.
Source: Pages of History
1971The Aswan High Dam officially opens in Egypt, controlling the Nile's floods and generating hydroelectric power…
The Aswan High Dam officially opens in Egypt, controlling the Nile's floods and generating hydroelectric power.
Source: Simple Wikipedia