History in Today
January 26th Major historical milestones, particularly in cultural and political realms, shaping global progress.
The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Sydney Cove, beginning European settlement in Australia. AI analysis
Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state. AI analysis
The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China had ceded to the British with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. AI analysis
The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company in The Hague is granted a sixty-year concession to extract oil in Persia. AI analysis
The largest diamond ever discovered, the Cullinan, is found near Pretoria, South Africa. AI analysis
Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane. AI analysis
John Logie Baird demonstrates the first public demonstration of a mechanical television system. AI analysis
The Apollo Theatre reopens in Harlem, New York City after a renovation. AI analysis
India becomes a republic. AI analysis
Black Saturday: tornadoes kill more than 300 Africans in Tanganyika, the worst day of the month for the continent in recorded history. AI analysis
The Beaumont children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia. AI analysis
Mohamed Siad Barre is removed as the President of the Somali Democratic Republic, after a drawn-out civil war, the Somali Civil War, as part of the Somali Revolution. AI analysis