January 19th

379
Theodosius installed as co-emperor of East Roman Empire.
Galla (wife of Theodosius I)
2013
Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover.
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2010
In a major upset, Republican Scott Brown captured the U.S. Senate seat held by liberal champion Edward Kennedy for nearly half a century as he defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election.
Ted Kennedy
2007
Turkish journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated. The murderer was a 17-year old Turkish nationalist who disagreed with Dink's view on the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
Assassination of Hrant Dink
2006
An unmanned NASA spacecraft blasted off on a 3 billion-mile journey to Pluto.
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
2001
President Clinton admitted he made false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky.
Clinton v. Jones
1997
Yasser Arafat returned to Hebron for the first time in 30 years, as Israel hands over control of the West Bank city to Palestinians.
Israeli–Palestinian peace process
1983
Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. Barbie was known as the “Butcher of Lyon”.
Klaus Barbie
1981
The United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.
Nuclear program of Iran
1979
Former Attorney General John Mitchell was released on parole after serving 19 months in federal prison for Watergate-related crimes.
John N. Mitchell
1977
World's largest crowd gathering - the Hindu Kumbh Mela in India attracts a then record 15 million people.
Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/April 2010
1966
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. She was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
Indira Gandhi
1955
A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
White House Press Secretary
1953
Lucy Ricardo gave birth to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy. More people tuned in to watch the show than the inauguration of President Eisenhower.
I Love Lucy
1944
The federal government relinquished control of the nation's railroads after settling a wage dispute.
History of Virginia
1943
Rock singer Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas.
Port Arthur, Texas
1915
The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France.
Georges Claude
1883
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
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1861
Georgia seceded from the Union.
Georgia in the American Civil War
1829
Goethe's “Faust” (Part 1) is premiered. The work is considered one of the greatest works of German literature.
Goethe's Faust
1812
Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1809
Author Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston.
Edgar Allan Poe
1807
Robert E. Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate armies, was born in Stratford, Va.
Robert E. Lee
1736
James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
James Watt (disambiguation)
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