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January 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Commonwealth Day (Northern Mariana Islands) Earliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while January 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday in January. Typing Day (International observance)
The American Revolutionincludes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Actin 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rightsin 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted from 1775 to 1783.
January 1:Michael Bloombergbecomes the 108th Mayor of New York. January: New York City is put in a "Drought Warning" after a warm and dry winter. That is upgraded to a "Drought Emergency" in March until the Fall. March 11: The Tribute in Lightmemorial is unveiled and lit up every day for the next month.
In response, daylight saving time is started in January (nearly four months earlier than usual), and the national speed limit is lowered to 55 mph. 1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak, the second-largest series of tornadoes in history (at 148), hits 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province; 315 people are killed and more than 5,000 are injured.
June 8 – The total solar eclipse of June 8, 1918 crosses the United States from Washington State to Florida. June 22. Suspects in the Chicago Restaurant Poisonings are arrested, and more than 100 waiters are taken into custody, for poisoning restaurant customers with a lethal powder called Mickey Finn. Hammond Circus Train Wreck: A locomotive ...
2024 →. v. t. e. The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, by rioters supporting United States President Donald Trump 's attempts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol after ...
German spring offensive (March–July 1918) Hundred Days Offensive (August–November 1918) Toggle Hundred Days Offensive (August–November 1918) subsection. Battle of Albert. Allied advance to the Hindenburg Line. Breakthrough of Macedonian Front (September 1918) German Revolution (1918–1919) Armistices and capitulations.
January 8 – In his first State of the Union Address, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declares a "War on Poverty". January 9 – Martyrs' Day: Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers.