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January 21

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This Day in History

  1. 2025A hotel fire at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey's Bolu Province resulted in the deaths of 78 people.
  2. 2023Eleven people were killed and nine others were injured during a shooting at a dance studio located in Monterey Park, California.
  3. 2017Millions of people took part in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and globally to advocate for human rights and other issues through legislation and policies.
  4. 2011Protests against alleged government corruption in Albania resulted in the Republican Guard killing four demonstrators in Tirana.
  5. 1997Voting 395–28, the U.S. House of Representatives reprimanded Newt Gingrich for ethics violations. This action made him the first Speaker of the House to receive such discipline.
  6. 1981The DeLorean Motor Company completed the initial production car of the DMC DeLorean at its manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland.
  7. 1976Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, commenced scheduled commercial flights serving London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.
  8. 1972Tripura, which was previously a part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, was officially made a state of India.
  9. 1968Carrying four nuclear weapons, a B-52 bomber crashed onto sea ice close to Thule Air Base in Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.
  10. 1968During the Vietnam War, the People's Army of Vietnam initiated the Battle of Khe Sanh by attacking Khe Sanh Combat Base, a U.S. Marines outpost in Quảng Trị province, South Vietnam.
  11. 1951Mount Lamington, a volcano situated in Papua New Guinea, erupted and killed more than 2,900 people.
  12. 1931Isaac Isaacs became the first Australian-born individual to serve as the governor-general of Australia.
  13. 1919Meeting at the Mansion House in Dublin, the First Dáil adopted a declaration of independence that called for establishing the Irish Republic.
  14. 1793During the French Revolution, Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in Paris after the National Convention convicted him of high treason.
  15. 1757During the French and Indian War, French regulars, Canadien militia, and Indigenous forces ambushed Rogers' Rangers forces during the Battle on Snowshoes.
  16. 1326King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's establishment of Oriel College, Oxford.