enjoy your travel through time on this 26th day of January
interesting EVENTS on the 26th of JANUARY
1500 : Vicente Yáñez Pinzón became the first European to set foot on Brazil.
1788 : The British First Fleet sailed into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) led by Arthur Phillip, to establish the first permanent European settlement in Australia. In modern day this event is commemorated as Australia Day. Video : First Fleet – Behind the News (ABC TV)…
1808 : The Rum Rebellion was the only successful armed takeover of the government in New South Wales, Australia.
1837 : Michigan became the 26th state of the United States.
1838 : The 1st prohibition law in USA was enacted in Tennessee.
1905 : The world’s largest diamond of all time was found in South Africa, at the Premier Mine near Pretoria. The Cullinan weighed 0.621350 kg (3106.75 carats), and was named after the mine’s chairman, Thomas Cullinan. Video : The Cullinan Diamond : Priceless Pieces…
1905 : Maria von Trapp the Austrian-American singer was born on a train from Tyrol to a hospital in Vienna, Austria. She was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Maria wrote The Story of the Trapp Family Singers (published in 1949) which inspired The Trapp Family film (West Germany 1956), The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and the world famous film (1965).Maria died in 1987 aged 82.
1911 : Glenn Curtiss flew the first American seaplane successfully.
1915 : The Rocky Mountain National Park was established by an act of the U.S. Congress. See the National Park Services official website for Rocky Mountain | Video : The Fountain of Life : Rocky Mountain National Park…
1920 : Lincoln Motor Company was launched by Henry Leland, a former Ford Motor Company executive, which he later sold to his former employer. Video : The History of Lincoln Automobiles…
1925 : Paul Newman the American actor was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. He was also an activist, director, race car driver, businessman, and co-founder of Newman’s Own. Paul Newman died in 2008 aged 83. Video : Paul Newman interviews from 1973, 1982 & 1987…
1926 : Television was demonstrated for the first time by John Logie Baird. Video : John Logie Baird describes first television…
1949 : The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory became the largest aperture optical telescope when it saw first light, under the direction of Edwin Hubble. It remained the largest until BTA-6 was built in 1976. Video : Dedication of Palomar Observatory and the Hale Telescope : Caltech President Lee A. DuBridge addressed 1000 guests (aprox.) at a ceremony held on the observing floor of the Palomar 200-inch telescope…
1955 : Eddie Van Halen the Dutch-American musician, songwriter and founder of Van Halen hard rock band, was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Video : Jump (1983) ~ Van Halen…
1958 : Ellen DeGeneres the American comedian, actress, and talk show host was born in Metairie, Louisiana, USA. Video : Kobe meets a young fan on The Ellen Show (2012)…
1962 : Ranger 3 was launched to study the Moon, but the space probe missed the Moon by 35,400 km (22,000 miles).
1965 : Hindi became the official language of India.
1992 : Boris Yeltsin announced that Russia will no longer target United States cities with nuclear weapons.
1998 : USA President Bill Clinton denied having had “sexual relations” with Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern. Video : Monica Lewinsky opening up about her affair with President Bill Clinton : Lewinsky revealed what led her to confide in Linda Tripp about her affair with President Clinton…
2020 : Kobe Bryant the American basketball player died in helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, aged 41. His 13-year old daughter Gianna and 7 other passengers also died in the crash. Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1978. Video : NBA great Kobe Bryant among 9 killed in helicopter crash ~ DW News…
Video : Live updates : Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash ~ CBS News…
Video : Dear Basketball : The Legend of Kobe Bryant (Oscar Mix tribute)…
Video : Dear Basketball by Kobe Bryant wins Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars…
2022 : Janet Mead, the Australian Catholic nun singer, died aged 84. She was best known for her recorded version of “The Lord’s Prayer”, which sold over 1.5 million copies.
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Associated Press video : Today in History for January 26th : features President Bill Clinton denying affair, first European settlers in Australia , General Douglas MacArthur was born, Wayne Gretzky was born, The Phantom of the Opera musical opened…
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