31-01-2014, 12:31
January 31st
1752 - USA: The first American-born nun in the Roman Catholic Church was Sister St. Martha Turpin, who celebrated the ceremony for the Profession at the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans.
1786 - USA: The Shawnee Treaty was signed at Fort Finley, in north-western Ohio, by eight Shawnee Indians. The Shawnee acknowledged the sovereignty of only the United States over the lands ceded by the British under the 1784 Treaty of Paris. New boundary lines were established for Shawnee lands. No citizens could stay on Indian lands without Indian approval.
1870 - USA: The first acts were taken to establish the White Mountain-San Carlos-Camp Apache Reserve in western Arizona Territory by the Military Division of the Pacific. Major Engineer H.M Robert forwarded a map of the proposed reserve to military HQ in San Francisco for consideration.
1915 - Eastern Front: Tear Gas is used for the first time at Bolimov against the Russians.
1917 - USA: A note announcing the German renewal of Submarine Warfare against neutral and belligerent ships, effective from Feb 1, was delivered to the State Department by Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador.
1918 - UK: 103 sailors are killed and two submarines are lost in a series of collisions during a Royal Navy night exercise in the Firth of Forth.
1926 - Rome: Benito Mussolini assumes the power to rule by decree.
1934 - USA: The Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act, which created the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This institution was authorized to assist farmers in paying their mortgages by providing easier credit terms.
1940 - UK: A survey of evacuees by local authorities revealed that out of 734,883 unaccompanied children evacuated from the cities since the 1 September 1939, 316,192 had returned home, with around 500,000 schoolchildren remaining in "safe areas."
1941 - Germany: The Wehrmacht completes the initial plans for the invasion of the USSR - Operation Barbarossa.
1942 - Berlin: SS General Franz Stahlecker, the commander of the "Einsatzgruppe" in the Baltic states, reports that he has killed 229,052 Jews.
1944 - Pacific: The American conquest of the central Pacific continued when a powerful U.S. Amphibious Force assaulted the Marshall Islands.
1945 - Philippines: The 11th U.S Airborne Division land on the west coast of Luzon.
1950 - USA: Development of the Hydrogen Bomb was authorized by President Truman.
1952 - UK: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh leave for a tour Kenya and other Commonwealth nations.
1954 - UK: 23 people are reported to have been killed in accidents on frozen ice as Britain shivers in the grip of wintry weather.
1958 - USA: The first U.S. Earth Satellite, "Explorer 1" was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was bullet-shaped, 80in long, 6in in diameter, with the last stage attached, and weighed 30.8lbs.
1961 - USA: In a Project Mercury suborbital test flight, the U.S. shot a chimpanzee into space and recovered him successfully. The capsule containing the animal travelled 5000mph to a height of 155 miles.
1966 - Vietnam: U.S planes resume bombing raids after a 37-day pause.
1967 - UK: John Lennon bought an 1843 poster from an antique shop in Surrey, which provided him with most of the lyrics for the song "Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite", recorded on Sgt Pepper.
1968 - Mauritius: The island becomes independent of Britain after days of race riots.
1971 - USA: "Apollo 14", manned by Alan B. Shepard Jr, Edgar D. Mitchell, and Stuart A. Roosa, was successfully launched. After initial problems in docking the lunar and command modules, the mission proceeded to a successful lunar landing. Apollo 14 returned to Earth on February 9th, bringing back more than 100lbs of rock for study.
1970 - USA: The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with "I Want You Back."
1976 - UK: Abba's single "Mamma Mia" knocks Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody off the UK No.1 spot after a nine week run at the top spot.
1977 - Rhodesia: Around 400 mission children are reported to have been kidnapped by nationalists for guerrilla training.
1978 - UK: Talking Heads made their UK TV debut on "The Old Grey Whistle Test."
1980 - Amsterdam: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate in favour of her daughter Beatrix.
1982 - Tel Aviv: Israel agrees to accept a UN peacekeeping force in Sinai with troops from four European nations.
1983 - UK: Wearing a seat-belt in the front of a car, becomes compulsory.
1988 - UK: The Red Hot Chilli Peppers appeared at The Mean Fiddler in London.
1991 - Saudi Arabia: Allied forces recapture the border town of Khafji from Iraqi troops.
1993 - USA: The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 52-17 to win Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena.
2003 - UK: Robbie Williams topped a chart based on UK album sales from the previous five years. He had sold 9.7 million albums in Britain an average of 5,000 every day.
2007 - Archaeologists announce the excavation of the apparent village of the builders of Stonehenge, the largest Neolithic settlement discovered in Britain.
2010 - Peru: The death toll from flooding in Southern Peru rises to 20.
2012 - UK: Former RBS CEO Fred Goodwin loses his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, as a result of the near collapse of the bank in 2008.
2013 - USA: David Beckham joins French club Paris Saint-Germain after leaving LA Galaxy, donating his entire salary to charity.
1752 - USA: The first American-born nun in the Roman Catholic Church was Sister St. Martha Turpin, who celebrated the ceremony for the Profession at the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans.
1786 - USA: The Shawnee Treaty was signed at Fort Finley, in north-western Ohio, by eight Shawnee Indians. The Shawnee acknowledged the sovereignty of only the United States over the lands ceded by the British under the 1784 Treaty of Paris. New boundary lines were established for Shawnee lands. No citizens could stay on Indian lands without Indian approval.
1870 - USA: The first acts were taken to establish the White Mountain-San Carlos-Camp Apache Reserve in western Arizona Territory by the Military Division of the Pacific. Major Engineer H.M Robert forwarded a map of the proposed reserve to military HQ in San Francisco for consideration.
1915 - Eastern Front: Tear Gas is used for the first time at Bolimov against the Russians.
1917 - USA: A note announcing the German renewal of Submarine Warfare against neutral and belligerent ships, effective from Feb 1, was delivered to the State Department by Count Johann-Heinrich von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador.
1918 - UK: 103 sailors are killed and two submarines are lost in a series of collisions during a Royal Navy night exercise in the Firth of Forth.
1926 - Rome: Benito Mussolini assumes the power to rule by decree.
1934 - USA: The Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act, which created the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This institution was authorized to assist farmers in paying their mortgages by providing easier credit terms.
1940 - UK: A survey of evacuees by local authorities revealed that out of 734,883 unaccompanied children evacuated from the cities since the 1 September 1939, 316,192 had returned home, with around 500,000 schoolchildren remaining in "safe areas."
1941 - Germany: The Wehrmacht completes the initial plans for the invasion of the USSR - Operation Barbarossa.
1942 - Berlin: SS General Franz Stahlecker, the commander of the "Einsatzgruppe" in the Baltic states, reports that he has killed 229,052 Jews.
1944 - Pacific: The American conquest of the central Pacific continued when a powerful U.S. Amphibious Force assaulted the Marshall Islands.
1945 - Philippines: The 11th U.S Airborne Division land on the west coast of Luzon.
1950 - USA: Development of the Hydrogen Bomb was authorized by President Truman.
1952 - UK: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh leave for a tour Kenya and other Commonwealth nations.
1954 - UK: 23 people are reported to have been killed in accidents on frozen ice as Britain shivers in the grip of wintry weather.
1958 - USA: The first U.S. Earth Satellite, "Explorer 1" was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was bullet-shaped, 80in long, 6in in diameter, with the last stage attached, and weighed 30.8lbs.
1961 - USA: In a Project Mercury suborbital test flight, the U.S. shot a chimpanzee into space and recovered him successfully. The capsule containing the animal travelled 5000mph to a height of 155 miles.
1966 - Vietnam: U.S planes resume bombing raids after a 37-day pause.
1967 - UK: John Lennon bought an 1843 poster from an antique shop in Surrey, which provided him with most of the lyrics for the song "Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite", recorded on Sgt Pepper.
1968 - Mauritius: The island becomes independent of Britain after days of race riots.
1971 - USA: "Apollo 14", manned by Alan B. Shepard Jr, Edgar D. Mitchell, and Stuart A. Roosa, was successfully launched. After initial problems in docking the lunar and command modules, the mission proceeded to a successful lunar landing. Apollo 14 returned to Earth on February 9th, bringing back more than 100lbs of rock for study.
1970 - USA: The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with "I Want You Back."
1976 - UK: Abba's single "Mamma Mia" knocks Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody off the UK No.1 spot after a nine week run at the top spot.
1977 - Rhodesia: Around 400 mission children are reported to have been kidnapped by nationalists for guerrilla training.
1978 - UK: Talking Heads made their UK TV debut on "The Old Grey Whistle Test."
1980 - Amsterdam: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate in favour of her daughter Beatrix.
1982 - Tel Aviv: Israel agrees to accept a UN peacekeeping force in Sinai with troops from four European nations.
1983 - UK: Wearing a seat-belt in the front of a car, becomes compulsory.
1988 - UK: The Red Hot Chilli Peppers appeared at The Mean Fiddler in London.
1991 - Saudi Arabia: Allied forces recapture the border town of Khafji from Iraqi troops.
1993 - USA: The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 52-17 to win Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena.
2003 - UK: Robbie Williams topped a chart based on UK album sales from the previous five years. He had sold 9.7 million albums in Britain an average of 5,000 every day.
2007 - Archaeologists announce the excavation of the apparent village of the builders of Stonehenge, the largest Neolithic settlement discovered in Britain.
2010 - Peru: The death toll from flooding in Southern Peru rises to 20.
2012 - UK: Former RBS CEO Fred Goodwin loses his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, as a result of the near collapse of the bank in 2008.
2013 - USA: David Beckham joins French club Paris Saint-Germain after leaving LA Galaxy, donating his entire salary to charity.