Lottie Williams becomes the first person to be hit by space junk - January 22nd, 1997
American singer Janis Joplin is born - January 19th, 1943
"The Jeffersons" premieres on CBS - January 18th, 1975
The U.S. buys three of the Virgin Islands from Denmark - January 17th, 1917
Ivan the Terrible assumes the throne of Russia - January 16th, 1547
Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch is sentenced to prison - January 15th, 1951
Philosopher and Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda is born - January 12th, 1863
Insulin is first used to treat a person with diabetes - January 11th, 1922
"The Greatest Show on Earth" premieres in New York City - January 10th, 1952
The last British convict ship arrives in Australia - January 9th, 1868
German Coast Uprising began / African American men secure the right to vote in D.C. - January 8th Flashback
Elizabeth Cotten born / "Rapper's Delight" becomes first Top 40 hip-hop song - January 5th Flashback
Topsy the Elephant Electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4th Flashback
Joseph Roberts became first president of Liberia / “Lord Haw-Haw” executed for treason - January 3rd Flashback
Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced / Nixon sets 55mph national speed limit - January 2nd Flashback
Frankenstein published / Johnny Cash plays a concert at San Quentin State Prison - January 1st Flashback
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe loses part of his nose in a sword duel - December 29th, 1566
H. L. Mencken perpetrates the Bathtub Hoax - December 28th, 1917
The U.S. government seizes control of Montgomery Ward - December 27th, 1944
The Great Blizzard buries New York City - December 26th, 1947
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