Today In History

Coronation of Elizabeth I (1559): Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England and Ireland on January 15, 1559. Her reign, known as the Elizabethan era, is considered one of the…

The Great Molasses Flood (1919): The Great Molasses Flood occurred on January 15, 1919, in Boston, Massachusetts. A storage tank containing over two million gallons of molasses burst, causing a…

Launch of Wikipedia (2001): Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, went live on January 15, 2001. Co-founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, Wikipedia quickly grew into one of the largest…

Croatia and Slovenia Recognized as Independent Nations (1992): On January 15, 1992, Croatia and Slovenia were internationally recognized as independent nations, marking their formal separation from Yugoslavia. This recognition came…

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birth (1929): On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr., a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. King's advocacy…

Opening of Downtown Disney (2001): Downtown Disney, an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, opened to the public on January 12, 2001, as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim,…

Haiti Earthquake (2010): A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The earthquake caused widespread devastation in the capital, Port-au-Prince, killing an estimated 230,000 people and displacing…

Deep Impact Spacecraft Launch (2005): NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket on January 12, 2005. This space mission was designed to study…

Maiden Voyage of RMS Queen Mary 2 (2004): The RMS Queen Mary 2, the world's largest ocean liner at the time, embarked on its maiden voyage on January 12, 2004.…

Ban on Human Cloning (1998): On January 12, 1998, 19 European nations signed an agreement to prohibit human cloning. This landmark decision, aimed at ethical and moral concerns associated with…