This Day in History
08 Jan 1214
Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
08 Jan 1558
French troops under Duc de Guise occupy Calais
08 Jan 1656
Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem Netherlands)
08 Jan 1675
1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co)
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The Battle of New Orleans
Two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of ...
Wilson announces his 14 Points
In an address before a joint meeting of Congress U.S. President Woodrow Wilson discusses the aims of the United States in World War I and outlines his 1...
Mona Lisa exhibited in Washington
At the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Leonardo da Vincis masterpiece the Mona Lisa is exhibited for the first time in America. Over 200...
Congress expands suffrage in nation’s capital
Congress overrides President Andrew Johnsons veto of a bill granting all adult male citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote and the bill...
Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Italy at age 77. Born February 15 1564 Galileo has been referred to as the father of modern astronomy...
Allies retreat from Gallipoli
On January 8 1916 Allied forces stage a full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman Empire....
Crazy Horse fights last battle
On this day in 1877 Crazy Horse and his warriorsoutnumbered low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons to defend themselvesfight the...
Mussolini questions Hitler’s plans
On this day a message from Benito Mussolini is forwarded to Adolf Hitler. In the missive the Duce cautions the Fuhrer against waging war against Britain. Muss...
Peace talks resume in Paris
National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Hanois Le Duc Tho resume peace negotiations in Paris.After the South Vietnamese had blunted the massive No...
Operation Cedar Falls is launched
About 16000 U.S. soldiers from the 1st and 25th Infantry Divisions 173rd Airborne Brigade and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment join 14000 South Vietnamese troop...
Music City Miracle
On January 8 2000 in an American Football Conference (AFC) wild card match-up at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville Tennessee the Tennessee Titans stage a last-...
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points speech of President Woodrow Wilson was an address delivered before a joint meeting of Congress on January 8 1918 during which Wilson outli...
Jackson leads troops to victory at New Orleans
On this day in 1815 General Andrew Jackson and his troops win the decisive Battle of New Orleans in the waning moments of the War of 1812. Although the war had...
Crazy Horse fights his final battle
Outnumbered low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons to defend themselves Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their final losing battle against th...
Ragtime wins the National Book Critics Circle Award
On this day in 1976 Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow is awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award. The book deals with race relations in the 1920s ...
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