What Happened on Jan 15

"Common Sense" Published

Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Common... Read more

Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship is Published

The 1908 edition of Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell is an extraordinary book that kicked off a movement that has changed the... Read more

Molasses Disaster in Boston's North End

The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the... Read more

Reverand Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Is Born

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., twentieth-century America's most compelling and effective civil rights leader, was born on January 15, 1929, in... Read more

Rolling Stones Release 'The Rolling Stones No. 2'

The Rolling Stones No. 2 is the second UK album by The Rolling Stones released in 1965 following the massive success of 1964's debut The Rolling... Read more

Super Bowl I - Packers 35, Chiefs 10

The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "This Girl's in Love with You"

This Girl's In Love With You is a 1970 album (see 1970 in music) by soul musician Aretha Franklin. Read more

Super Bowl XII - Cowboys 27, Broncos 10

Super Bowl XII was an American football game played on January 15, 1978 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National... Read more

MST3K Ep. K09 - "Phase IV"

Movie Summary: Weird cosmological phenomena cause ants in Arizona to go on a rampage. Read more

"The Pez Dispenser" - Season 3 Episode 14 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Pez Dispenser" is the thirty-first episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the fourteenth episode of the show's third season. It aired... Read more

MST3K Ep. 522 - "Teen-Age Crime Wave"

After breaking out of prison, young fugitives hold a family hostage in a small farmhouse. Catchphrase: He'd never touch you, Terry. You're dirt. Read more

Accept releases Predator

Predator is the eleventh studio album release by German heavy metal band Accept. It was released in 1996, produced by Michael Wagener and recorded... Read more

Edguy Releases Vain Glory Opera

Vain Glory Opera, released in 1998, is the third album by German power metal band Edguy. It was produced by Stratovarius' Timo Tolkki, who also... Read more

Wikipedia is Launched

Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales are the founders of Wikipedia. While Wales is credited with defining the goal of making a publicly editable... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Hell's Kitchen"

Hell's Kitchen is the ninth album by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on January 15, 2002 for Million Dollar Dream and was produced by... Read more

The Seventh Season of 'American Idol' Premieres on Fox

For Season 7, auditions were held in the following cities: San Diego, California: Qualcomm Stadium - July 30 & July 31 Dallas, Texas: Texas... Read more

New Criminal Charges Reopens U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent Investigation

New criminal charges against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has prompted the 5th Circuit judicial council to reopen its judicial misconduct... Read more

Roland Burris sworn in to US Senate

Roland Burris Sworn In as Obama Senate Successor After an initial snub from his Democratic colleagues, Burris is welcomed into the club Posted... Read more

US Airways Flight 1549 Lands in the Hudson River

The following is an exclusive account for our members from one of our pilots who was onboard US Airways Flight 1549 when the pilots made a... Read more

Exiled Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide States Desire to Return Home to Help with Earthquake Relief

Controversial former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide says he would like to return home to assist in rebuilding Haiti in the wake of this... Read more

US Red Cross Cell Phone Campaign Donations Reach 8 Million Dollar Mark

A mobile phone campaign initiated by the U.S. Red Cross to raise money for victims of Haiti's devastating 7.0 earthquake has netted $8 million. The... Read more

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Off Ventilator for the First Time

Another milestone for Gabrielle Giffords: Doctors today took her off a ventilator for the first time since last week's shooting, reports CNN. They... Read more