this month in history
by kayla dawkins
January 1
New Year’s Day- the first day of the new year.
1776- George Washington shows the Grand Union Flag during the American Revolution, the first national flag.
1863- The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the states rebelling against the Union.
1892- Ellis Island in New York opened.
1735- Paul Revere, an American Patriot, is born in Boston Massachusetts.
1752- Betsy Ross, seamstress who helped sew the Stars and Stripes in 1776, is born in Philadelphia.
January 2
1942- Japanese captured Manila, Philippines near air base Cavite.
2001- Dee Madden, fellow member of the Craig Criterion, is born.
January 8 1798- The 11th Amendment was ratified. 1815- Battle of New Orleans takes place as American troops defended themselves against British attacks.
1935- Elvis Presley, singer, actor, and “King of Rock and Roll,” is born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
January 10
1776- Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, is published. 1861- Florida is the third state to secede from Union.
1955- Maria Silva (Martinez), my grandma, is born in Texas. I love you!!
January 11
1861- Alabama seceded from Union. 1755- Alexander Hamilton, a founder of the United States, is born in the British West Indies. January 12 1932- Hattie W. Caraway was appointed to Senate to fill the term of her deceased husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway.
1991- Congress gave authorization to President George Bush to use military forces against Iraq.
1588- John Winthrop, first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, is born in Suffolk, England. 1737- John Hancock, American statesman and patriot, is born in Braintree, Massachusetts.
2001- Kayla Dawkins, fellow member of the Craig Criterion, is born in Janesville, Wisconsin.
January 15
1559- Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Tudor, is crowned as Elizabeth I in Westminster Abbey.
1870- The donkey, that is used to represent the Democratic Party, is used for the first time in a cartoon in Harper’s Weekly.
1929- Martin Luther King, American civil rights leader, is born in Atlanta Georgia. He spoke out about African American rights and fought in a nonviolent matter. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In 1983, the third Monday of January began the legal holiday in the U.S. to celebrate his birthday.
January 17
1773- The ship Revolution, under command of Captain James Cook, became the first vessel to sail across the Antarctic Circle.
1966- An American B-52 jet collides with its refueling plane causing a Hydrogen bomb over Palomares, Spain. Eight men were killed and the bomber dropped its H-bomb into the Atlantic.
1706- Benjamin Franklin, considered the Elder Statesman of the American Revolution, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the new U.S. Constitution.
1942- Muhammad Ali, heavyweight boxer, is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
January 24
1848- The California gold rush begins with an accidental discovery of precious metal.
1965- Winston Churchill dies of a stroke.
1972- Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier, is found on Guam after spending 28 years hiding in the jungle, not knowing that World War II ended.
January 28
1915- The U.S. Coast Guard is created by Act of Congress.
1935- Iceland is the first country to legalize abortion.
1986- Challenger, a U.S. Space Shuttle, explodes shortly after liftoff, killing seven people. Christa McAuliffe, a teacher, was one of the seven people, the first ordinary citizen in space.
January 29 1919- The 18th Amendment is ratified.
1737- Thomas Paine, Common Sense author, is born in Thetford, England.
1860- Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright, is born in Taganrog, Russia.
January 31
1943- At Stalingrad, German troops surrender, making it the first big defeat for Hitler’s armies in WWII.
1919- Jackie Robinson, first African American to play baseball in the professional league, is born in Cairo, Georgia.
February 3 1890- The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
1913- The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
1943- Dorchester, a U.S, Army transport ship, was hit by a torpedo and was sinking rapidly. There wasn’t enough life jackets, so four U.S. Army chaplains removed their life jackets and gave them to the frightened young soldiers and went down with the ship while praying, showing a true act of heroism.
February 6 1933- The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted.
1756- Aaron Burr, Vice President and the man who killed Alexander Hamilton, is born in Portsmouth, England.
1895- George Herman “Babe” Ruth, legendary baseball player, is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1911- Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the U.S., is born in Tampico, Illinois.
New Year’s Day- the first day of the new year.
1776- George Washington shows the Grand Union Flag during the American Revolution, the first national flag.
1863- The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the states rebelling against the Union.
1892- Ellis Island in New York opened.
1735- Paul Revere, an American Patriot, is born in Boston Massachusetts.
1752- Betsy Ross, seamstress who helped sew the Stars and Stripes in 1776, is born in Philadelphia.
January 2
1942- Japanese captured Manila, Philippines near air base Cavite.
2001- Dee Madden, fellow member of the Craig Criterion, is born.
January 8 1798- The 11th Amendment was ratified. 1815- Battle of New Orleans takes place as American troops defended themselves against British attacks.
1935- Elvis Presley, singer, actor, and “King of Rock and Roll,” is born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
January 10
1776- Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, is published. 1861- Florida is the third state to secede from Union.
1955- Maria Silva (Martinez), my grandma, is born in Texas. I love you!!
January 11
1861- Alabama seceded from Union. 1755- Alexander Hamilton, a founder of the United States, is born in the British West Indies. January 12 1932- Hattie W. Caraway was appointed to Senate to fill the term of her deceased husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway.
1991- Congress gave authorization to President George Bush to use military forces against Iraq.
1588- John Winthrop, first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, is born in Suffolk, England. 1737- John Hancock, American statesman and patriot, is born in Braintree, Massachusetts.
2001- Kayla Dawkins, fellow member of the Craig Criterion, is born in Janesville, Wisconsin.
January 15
1559- Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Tudor, is crowned as Elizabeth I in Westminster Abbey.
1870- The donkey, that is used to represent the Democratic Party, is used for the first time in a cartoon in Harper’s Weekly.
1929- Martin Luther King, American civil rights leader, is born in Atlanta Georgia. He spoke out about African American rights and fought in a nonviolent matter. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In 1983, the third Monday of January began the legal holiday in the U.S. to celebrate his birthday.
January 17
1773- The ship Revolution, under command of Captain James Cook, became the first vessel to sail across the Antarctic Circle.
1966- An American B-52 jet collides with its refueling plane causing a Hydrogen bomb over Palomares, Spain. Eight men were killed and the bomber dropped its H-bomb into the Atlantic.
1706- Benjamin Franklin, considered the Elder Statesman of the American Revolution, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the new U.S. Constitution.
1942- Muhammad Ali, heavyweight boxer, is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
January 24
1848- The California gold rush begins with an accidental discovery of precious metal.
1965- Winston Churchill dies of a stroke.
1972- Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier, is found on Guam after spending 28 years hiding in the jungle, not knowing that World War II ended.
January 28
1915- The U.S. Coast Guard is created by Act of Congress.
1935- Iceland is the first country to legalize abortion.
1986- Challenger, a U.S. Space Shuttle, explodes shortly after liftoff, killing seven people. Christa McAuliffe, a teacher, was one of the seven people, the first ordinary citizen in space.
January 29 1919- The 18th Amendment is ratified.
1737- Thomas Paine, Common Sense author, is born in Thetford, England.
1860- Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright, is born in Taganrog, Russia.
January 31
1943- At Stalingrad, German troops surrender, making it the first big defeat for Hitler’s armies in WWII.
1919- Jackie Robinson, first African American to play baseball in the professional league, is born in Cairo, Georgia.
February 3 1890- The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
1913- The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
1943- Dorchester, a U.S, Army transport ship, was hit by a torpedo and was sinking rapidly. There wasn’t enough life jackets, so four U.S. Army chaplains removed their life jackets and gave them to the frightened young soldiers and went down with the ship while praying, showing a true act of heroism.
February 6 1933- The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted.
1756- Aaron Burr, Vice President and the man who killed Alexander Hamilton, is born in Portsmouth, England.
1895- George Herman “Babe” Ruth, legendary baseball player, is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1911- Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the U.S., is born in Tampico, Illinois.