Today in 2019, 6 years ago: the New Horizons probe flies by 2014 MU69, the farthest celestial object from the solar system that a spacecraft has reached.
Today in 2017, 8 years ago: An attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, during New Year's celebrations, kills 39 people and injures 79 others.
Today in 1776, 249 years ago: American Revolutionary War: Burning of Norfolk – Norfolk, Virginia, is burned to the ground by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
Today in 1834, 191 years ago: Most of Germany forms the Zollverein customs union, the first such union between sovereign states.
Today in 1900, 125 years ago: in Paris there is a strong collapse in part of the works of the construction of the underground train. There are no dead, but many seriously injured.
Today in 1606, 419 years ago: the first exhibition of Arts and Industries is held in Santiago de Chile. Pottery, tannery and hemp twisting were represented.
Today in 1890, 135 years ago: Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
Today in 1993, 32 years ago: The New Peso, the current Mexican currency, enters into circulation, which is equivalent to 1000 previous pesos.
Today in 1916, 109 years ago: within the framework of the Mexican revolution, the politician Venustiano Carranza arrives with his entourage in the city of Santiago de Querétaro, which he proclaims the capital of the republic.
Today in 1820, 205 years ago: in Spain, Lieutenant Colonel Rafael de Riego revolts in Las Cabezas de San Juan against the monarchical absolutism of Fernando VII and proclaims the Constitution of 1812.
Today in 1902, 123 years ago: in Pennsylvania (United States): Nathan Stubblefield makes the first public demonstration of radio.
Today in 1764, 261 years ago: in Russia, Tsarina Catherine II orders the confiscation of Church properties.
Today in 1925, 100 years ago: premiere at the Spanish theatre of the play Hernani, an adaptation by Antonio and Manuel Machado, of the play of the same name by Víctor Hugo.
Today in 1898, 127 years ago: New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
Today in 1949, 76 years ago: United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
Today in 1863, 162 years ago: in the United States, the Emancipation Proclamation for slaves in Confederate territory comes into force.
Today in 1948, 77 years ago: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) enters into force in Spain.
Mit Hoffnung ins neue Jahr
Vorsitzender der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz predigt zum Jahresabschluss an Silvester
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Today in 2011, 14 years ago: Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius adopt the US dollar as their official currency.
Today in 2001, 24 years ago: Sweden assumes the rotating presidency of the European Union.
Today in 1987, 38 years ago: The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
Today in 1918, 107 years ago: in Hollywood, British actor Charles Chaplin opens his own film studios.
„Gottes Zeit in meinen Händen“
Erzbischof Dr. Udo Markus Bentz ruft zu Hoffnung und Vertrauen auf / Paderborner Erzbischof feiert Jahresabschlussgottesdienst 2024 und spendet Eucharistischen Segen für das neue Jahr 2025
Today in 1900, 125 years ago: the British government sends soldiers against the emir of Nigeria, after he offered a reward for each "British head" that was given to him. On the same day, Nigeria becomes a British protectorate, with Frederick Lugard as governor general.
Today in 1880, 145 years ago: in Panama, Ferdinand de Lesseps begins the construction of the transoceanic canal.
Today in 1903, 122 years ago: in the city of Delhi (India), the British King Edward VII is crowned emperor in the midst of imposing ceremonies.
Today in 1527, 498 years ago: Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria as King of Croatia in the 1527 election in Cetin.
Today in 1806, 219 years ago: in France, Napoleon I repealed the Republican calendar and restored the Gregorian one.
Today in 1973, 52 years ago: In Mexico, the five-day workweek for state workers comes into force.
Today in 1788, 237 years ago: The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
Today in 1965, 60 years ago: in Spain, the dictator Franco lifts the ban on the reading of the Gospel in Spanish.
Today in 1914, 111 years ago: The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.