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Events on the 24th of January in history

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24 Jan 2041 Roman Emperor Caligula, known for his eccentricity and sadistic despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. The Guard then proclaims Caligula's uncle Claudius as Emperor
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24 Jan 0772 Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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24 Jan 0817 St Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Stephen IV
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24 Jan 1076 Synod of Worms German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII
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24 Jan 1118 Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II
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24 Jan 1328 King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen
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24 Jan 1438 The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV.
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24 Jan 1458 Matthias Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.
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24 Jan 1458 Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary
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24 Jan 1534 Francois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy
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24 Jan 1534 Fran
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24 Jan 1556 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
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24 Jan 1568 In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
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24 Jan 1568 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
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24 Jan 1613 Amsterdam merchant Hans Bontemantel baptized
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24 Jan 1616 Jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver
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24 Jan 1624 Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
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24 Jan 1634 Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor
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24 Jan 1639 Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders
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24 Jan 1644 Battle at Nantwich Cheshire Parliamentary armies win
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24 Jan 1652 Duke of Orl
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24 Jan 1656 1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland
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24 Jan 1659 Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe" premieres in Paris
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24 Jan 1679 King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
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24 Jan 1679 King Charles II disbands English parliament
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24 Jan 1722 Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st US divinity professor (Harvard)
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24 Jan 1722 Czar Peter the Great begins civil system
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24 Jan 1739 Victory of Tarapur Fort, India, was achieved by Peshva warrior Chimnaji Appa by defeating Portuguese forces
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24 Jan 1742 Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
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24 Jan 1742 German leaders elect Charles VII Albert Emperor
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24 Jan 1758 During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763)
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24 Jan 1764 Governor Winthrop Telescope, is destroyed in a Harvard fire
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24 Jan 1817 Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta.
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24 Jan 1835 Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
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24 Jan 1839 Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society
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24 Jan 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price
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24 Jan 1848 California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
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24 Jan 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA
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24 Jan 1857 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
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24 Jan 1859 Political and state union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as Domnitor in both Principalities.
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24 Jan 1861 Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia seized by Confederacy
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24 Jan 1861 Federal troops from Fort Monroe are sent to Fort Pikens
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24 Jan 1862 Bucharest is proclaimed the capital of Romania.
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24 Jan 1862 Romania principality arises under King Alexander Cuza
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24 Jan 1874 General J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die
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24 Jan 1874 Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov" premieres in St Petersburg Russia
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24 Jan 1875 Camille Saint-Sa
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24 Jan 1878 The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
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24 Jan 1892 Battle at Mengo, Uganda French missionaries attack British missionaries
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24 Jan 1899 Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
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24 Jan 1899 Belgium government of Vandenpeereboom forms
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24 Jan 1900 Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
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24 Jan 1900 Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England
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24 Jan 1900 Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
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24 Jan 1901 1st games played in baseball's American League
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24 Jan 1901 Emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein
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24 Jan 1902 Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
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24 Jan 1908 The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
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24 Jan 1908 General Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts
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24 Jan 1911 Japanese anarchist Shūsui Kōtoku is hanged for treason in a case now considered a miscarriage of justice.
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24 Jan 1913 Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished
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24 Jan 1914 Opera "Madeleine, " premieres in New York City
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24 Jan 1914 The opera "Madeleine" is produced (New York City NY)
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24 Jan 1915 World War One: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
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24 Jan 1915 German-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland
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24 Jan 1916 In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
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24 Jan 1918 The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14(NS)
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24 Jan 1922 -54
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24 Jan 1922 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
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24 Jan 1922 Lehman Caves National Monument established
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24 Jan 1923 Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico established
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24 Jan 1924 Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union
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24 Jan 1924 Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad
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24 Jan 1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island
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24 Jan 1925 Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden
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24 Jan 1930 J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, New Zealand vs England, Wellington
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24 Jan 1930 Stewie Dempster scores New Zealand's 1st Test century
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24 Jan 1933 The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
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24 Jan 1933 No
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24 Jan 1935 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale, " is sold by Kruger Brewing Company
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24 Jan 1935 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale", is sold by Kruger Brewing Co in Richmond VA
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24 Jan 1936 Benny Goodman & orchestra record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records
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24 Jan 1939 The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
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24 Jan 1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile
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24 Jan 1939 Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler & George Sisler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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24 Jan 1939 Spanish government moves to Figueras
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24 Jan 1941 British troops march into Abyssinia
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24 Jan 1942 Musical "Star & Garter, " premieres in New York City
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24 Jan 1942 World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
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24 Jan 1942 Musical "Star & Garter" premieres in New York City NY
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24 Jan 1943 Jewish patients / nurses / doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
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24 Jan 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
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24 Jan 1943 Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death
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24 Jan 1944 Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy
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24 Jan 1945 Scottish 52nd Lowland division occupies Heinsberg
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24 Jan 1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
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24 Jan 1947 Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
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24 Jan 1947 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
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24 Jan 1948 "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 124 performances
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24 Jan 1948 "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City NY after 124 performances
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24 Jan 1948 Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*)
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24 Jan 1948 Dutch Liberal Party forms-People's party for Freedom & Democracy (VVD)
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24 Jan 1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
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24 Jan 1951 Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns
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24 Jan 1952 Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
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24 Jan 1952 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees
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24 Jan 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open
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24 Jan 1954 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter
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24 Jan 1956 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)
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24 Jan 1958 After warming to 100,000,000
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24 Jan 1959 "Party with Comden & Green" closes at John Golden NYC after 38 performances
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24 Jan 1959 "Party with Comden & Green" closes at John Golden New York City NY after 38 performances
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24 Jan 1959 Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk" premieres in Moscow
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24 Jan 1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford CT (IND) begins broadcasting
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24 Jan 1960 Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
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24 Jan 1960 Algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle
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24 Jan 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
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24 Jan 1961 Lazard Brithers Ltd draw a check for $334,867,807.68
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24 Jan 1961 Edward Albee's "American Dream" premieres in New York City NY
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24 Jan 1962 28 refugees escape from East to West Germany
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24 Jan 1962 Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
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24 Jan 1962 Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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24 Jan 1962 Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament
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24 Jan 1963 Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ
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24 Jan 1964 CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
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24 Jan 1964 24th Amendment to US Constitution goes into effect & states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes
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24 Jan 1964 Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking
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24 Jan 1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
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24 Jan 1968 Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa
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24 Jan 1969 Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa
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24 Jan 1969 Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency
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24 Jan 1970 3rd ABA All-Star Game West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana
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24 Jan 1970 Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 seconds)
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24 Jan 1971 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6
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24 Jan 1971 NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 27-6 (1st Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger)
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24 Jan 1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
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24 Jan 1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga TN (IND) 1st broadcast
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24 Jan 1973 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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24 Jan 1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
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24 Jan 1975 Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England
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24 Jan 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 points (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
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24 Jan 1976 George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest
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24 Jan 1977 Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
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24 Jan 1977 5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid
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24 Jan 1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
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24 Jan 1978 31st NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo
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24 Jan 1978 Carter Executive Order on Intelligence (#12036)
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24 Jan 1979 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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24 Jan 1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
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24 Jan 1981 Kim Hughes scores 213 vs India at Adelaide
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24 Jan 1982 Super Bowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
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24 Jan 1982 Super Bowl XVI: SF 49ers beat Cin Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac, Michigan
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24 Jan 1982 Super Bowl XVI San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac MI; Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana, San Francisco, Quarterback
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24 Jan 1983 Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title
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24 Jan 1984 The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
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24 Jan 1984 Apple Computer Inc unveils its Macintosh personal computer
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24 Jan 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched
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24 Jan 1986 Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 kilometres (50,600 mi) of Uranus.
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24 Jan 1986 New York Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point
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24 Jan 1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
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24 Jan 1986 43rd Golden Globes Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win
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24 Jan 1986 South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president
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24 Jan 1987 61st Australian Women's Tennis H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76)
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24 Jan 1988 1st WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins
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24 Jan 1988 76th Australian Men's Tennis M Wilander beats P Cash (63 67 36 61 86)
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24 Jan 1988 9th ACE Cable Awards
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24 Jan 1988 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
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24 Jan 1988 Cerebral Palsy telethon
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24 Jan 1989 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
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24 Jan 1990 Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
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24 Jan 1990 Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon
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24 Jan 1991 "Les Miserables, " opens at Theatre St. Denis, Montreal
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24 Jan 1991 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre St Denis, Montr
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24 Jan 1993 Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
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24 Jan 1993 14th annual star-athon $24,000,000
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24 Jan 1993 Polish ferry boat John Heweliusz sinks, 52 killed
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24 Jan 1993 Soyuz TM-16 launches
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24 Jan 1993 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis
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24 Jan 1994 Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
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24 Jan 1996 Polish Prime Minister Józef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow.
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24 Jan 2003 The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
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24 Jan 2009 Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. It subsequently would cause 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
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24 Jan 2011 At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
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24 Jan 2014 The Philippines and the Bangsamoro agree to a peace deal that would help end the 45-year conflict.
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24 Jan 2014 Three bombs explode in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing about seven people and injuring over 100 others.
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