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[15] 1919 – Great Molasses Flood : A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston , Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150. 1934 – The 8.0 M w Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. 1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States Great Molasses Flood The wreckage of the collapsed tank is visible in background, center, next to the light-colored warehouse Date January 15, 1919 ; 106 years ago (1919-01-15) Time Approximately 12:30 pm Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S ...
January 15: John Chilembwe Day in Malawi US Airways Flight 1549 crash and rescue 1857 – In British Hong Kong , hundreds of Europeans were non-lethally poisoned by arsenic in bread from a locally owned bakery, leading to geopolitical tension.
For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day. ... is annually set for the third Monday in January near his Jan. 15 birthday.
Born in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday is January 15 (which in 1929 fell on a Tuesday). The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21. The Monday observance is similar for those federal holidays which fall under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
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January 15: Pongal (Tamils, 2011) 1815 – War of 1812 : American frigate USS President , commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur , was captured by a squadron of four British frigates. 1885 – American photographer Wilson Bentley took the first known photograph of a snowflake (example pictured) by attaching a bellows camera to a microscope.
January 15 to 21: National Healthy Weight Week. January 15 to 23: International Snowmobile Safety Week. January 30 to February 6: National Storytelling Week. Monthly Observances in January 2024.