What Happened on Jan 16

Grote Mandrenke Storm

The storm Grote Mandrenke (Great Drowning of Men) strikes the Netherlands in January 1362. Hurricane-force winds with enormous waves and a... Read more

Washington's Party Enters Williamsburg

Washington's party left Fort Le Boeuf early on December 16, arriving back in Williamsburg on January 16, 1754. In his report, Washington stated,... Read more

Battle Of Cape St. Vincent

The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, or Battle of Cape Santa Maria, took place off the coast of Portugal on 16 January 1780, during the American... Read more

The First Unofficial College Basketball Game

On January 16, 1896, Henry F. Kallenberg, an instructor of physical education at the University of Iowa, welcomed Amos Alonzo Stagg, athletic... Read more

Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup

The Silver Seven participated in perhaps the most famous[32][33][34] Stanley Cup challenge of all, that of Dawson City of Yukon Territory in 1905.... Read more

The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified

Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act (which defined "intoxicating liquors"... Read more

Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 3 Crashes into a Cliff, Killing 22

Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) Flight 3 was a twin-engine Douglas DC-3-382 propliner, registration NC1946, operating as a scheduled... Read more

Carol Channing's Debut In "Hello, Dolly!"

"She is glorious," theater critic Walter Kerr raved about Carol Channing's January 16, 1964, debut in Hello, Dolly!. Wearing a carrot-colored wig,... Read more

Super Bowl VI - Cowboys 24, Dolphins 3

Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football... Read more

"The Clockmaker" Is Released

The Clockmaker (French: L' Horloger de Saint-Paul, also known as The Clockmaker of St. Paul and The Watchmaker of St. Paul is a 1974 French crime... Read more

Accept releases their self-titled debut album

Accept is the self-titled debut album released by the German heavy metal band Accept. It was recorded in 1978 and released in early 1979 on the... Read more

MST3K Ep. 109 - "Project Moon Base"

(Shorts: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 7: "Camouflaged Destruction"; Part 8: "The Enemy Planet") In the then-future of 1970, a space station deals... Read more

Operation Desert Storm

In 1991 The American President, then George H. Bush, took the mission from protecting Saudi Arabia from expelling Iraq from Kuwait. America had... Read more

The Gulf War Begins

The origins of the Gulf War began many years before the US officially declared it early in 1991. Iraq and Kuwait had tensions that traced back to... Read more

The War in Kuwait Begins

After Saddam Hussein attacks Kuwait, the United States Army teams up with Saudi forces to defeat Saddam Hussein. This is the start of the war in... Read more

MST3K Ep. 422 - "The Day The Earth Froze"

(Short: Here Comes the Circus) Nordic fantasy tale, based loosely on the Kalevala, about a wicked witch's schemes to get, and later regain, a magic... Read more

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager (sometimes abbreviated VOY) is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. The show was created by Rick... Read more

"The Money" - Season 8 Episode 12 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Money" is the 146th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 12th episode for the 8th season. It aired on January 16, 1997 Plot... Read more

"Bloody Sunday" Is Released

Bloody Sunday is a 2002 television film about the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland. Although produced by Granada... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Indianapolis Colts, 20-3

They punched them in the mouth and when they got up they punched them in the mouth again until they didn't want to get hit any more. That's how the... Read more

UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3

Ultimate Fight Night 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 16, 2006. The event took place at the... Read more

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Released

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first expansion pack for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. It was released on January 16, 2007 at... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Portland Trail Blazers, 100-90

"Jesus" saved the struggling Celtics last night. Boston defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 100-90, at sold-out TD Banknorth Garden and snapped... Read more

Andrew Wyeth Dies

Andrew Newell Wyeth (surname pronounced /ˈwаɪɛθ/) (July 12, 1917 – January 16, 2009) was a visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working... Read more

Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Launch the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Reporting from Washington -- Three presidents from opposing parties stood united outside the White House this morning to signal the launch of an... Read more