TODAY’S HISTORICAL FACT:

January 31st: The Explorer 1 Satellite Is Launched

The Cold War was a period of political and military tension between the Western powers, led by the United States, and the Eastern powers, led…

This Week’s Historical Facts

January 30th: The USS Monitor Is Launched

January 30, 2023

The USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship built by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was launched on January 30, 1862, from the Continental Iron…

January 29th: Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich Is Removed From Office

January 27, 2023

Rod Blagojevich was the Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. In 2008, he was arrested on charges of corruption, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for…

January 27th: The First American Bombing Attack on Germany.

January 27, 2023

World War II was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and involved the majority of the world’s nations, including all of the great powers. The war was…

January 26th: The State of Louisiana Secedes From The Union

January 26, 2023

The American Civil War began in 1861, with several southern states seceding from the Union and forming the Confederate States of America. One of these states was Louisiana, which officially…

Notable Births & Passings

February 1st: American Journalist Daniel Pearl Is Killed

February 1, 2023

Daniel Pearl was an American journalist and the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal. On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan while working on…

January 28th: Charles W. Nash Is Born

January 27, 2023

Charles W. Nash was an American businessman and the founder of Nash Motors. He was born in 1864 in Cortland, Illinois and began his career as an upholsterer in the…

January 22nd: Steve Riley Was Born

January 20, 2023

Steve Riley is an American drummer from Revere, Massachusetts best known for his work with the band L.A. Guns in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Riley began playing drums…

January 17th: Michelle Obama Is Born

January 17, 2023

Michelle Obama is an American lawyer and activist who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She is the wife of former President Barack…

TODAY’S HISTORICAL FACT:

January 31st: The Explorer 1 Satellite Is Launched

This Week’s Historical Facts

Notable Births & Passings

Subscribe To Our Newsletter