What Happened on Jan 21

Pierre de Tarentaise (Innocent V) elected Pope

Pope Blessed Innocent V (c. 1225 – June 22, 1276), born Pierre de Tarentaise, was Pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276. He was born around 1225... Read more

Battle On Snowshoes

The 1757 Battle on Snowshoes was a skirmish fought between Rogers' Rangers and French and Indian troops during the French and Indian War on January... Read more

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson Is Born

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, one of Robert E. Lee's most outstanding generals in the Army of Northern Virginia, was born in Clarksburg,... Read more

Sinking of the RMS Tayleur

This elegant sailing ship was the largest merchant vessel of her day but she was wrecked on her maiden voyage with the loss of 372 lives. Built... Read more

Davis Delivers Last Speech before the U.S. Senate

His renewed service in the Senate was interrupted by an illness that threatened him with the loss of his left eye. Still nominally serving in the... Read more

Kenora Thistles win Stanley Cup

Wanderers vs. Kenora at Montreal The Wanderers played one Stanley Cup challenge during the season, losing to the Kenora Thistles 2–4, 6–8 on... Read more

Battle of Hanna

Aylmer's attack began with an advance by 4,000 troops of 7th Division, preceded by short artillery bombardments at noon on 20 January and on the... Read more

Vladimir Lenin Dies

Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, who used 160 pseudonyms, the most famous being Lenin, woke up at 10:30 a.m. on the day he was to die. About 18 months... Read more

"High Sierra" Is Released

High Sierra (1941) is an early heist film and film noir written by W.R. Burnett and John Huston from the novel by Burnett. The movie features Ida... Read more

Philippine Clipper Crashes into Mountainous Terrain, Killing 19

This is the story of the last flight of the “Philippine Clipper” which crashed on the California coast near Booneville after arriving from... Read more

First Attack of Operation Steinbock, or 'Baby Blitz'

Operation Steinbock was a late war German operation carried out by the Luftwaffe between January and May 1944 against targets in southern England,... Read more

Operation Matador (1945)

Operation Matador was an amphibious thrust, during the Burma Campaign in January 1945, to capture the strategic port of Kyaukpyu, located at the... Read more

Dwight Eisenhower's second inauguration

January 20 occurred on a Sunday, so the President took the oath in the East Room at the White House that morning. The next day he repeated the... Read more

FDA Approves GD Searle's Aldactone

Aldactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt and keeps your potassium levels from... Read more

Battle of Khe Sanh Begins

The Battle of Khe Sanh was conducted in northwestern Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), between 21 January and 8 April 1968... Read more

North Korean Commandos Cross DMZ in an Attempt to Assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee

On January 21, 1968, 31 North Korean commandos snuck into South Korea in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung Hee. The teams, organized... Read more

Operation Niagara II is Launched

On 21 January PAVN opened a continuous artillery barrage directed at Khe Sanh. It was also the launch day for Operation Niagara II. The Marine... Read more

Super Bowl XIII - Steelers 35, Cowboys 31

Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football... Read more

Bon Jovi release their self-titled debut album

Bon Jovi is the debut album from American rock band Bon Jovi, released January 21, 1984. Produced by Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn, the album is... Read more

'White Noise' is Published

Gladney's hustle works in reverse; instead of enhancing trivialities with phony significance, he reduces the century's paramount expression of evil... Read more

Aretha Franklin is Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

January 21, 1987: Aretha Franklin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the second annual induction dinner. Keith Richard is her... Read more

Iraqi Forces Cause the Gulf War Oil Spill

On January 21, 1991, Iraqi forces opened valves at the Sea Island oil terminal and dumped oil from several tankers into the Persian Gulf. The... Read more

MST3K Ep. 621 - "The Beast of Yucca Flats"

(Shorts: Money Talks, Progress Island USA) A defecting Russian scientist turns into a monster after being caught in an atomic bomb explosion and... Read more

Resident Evil 2 released

Resident Evil 2, known in Japan as Biohazard 2, is a survival horror game by Capcom originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. It is the... Read more

Taba Summit

The Taba summit (also known as Taba Summit, Taba Talks, Taba Conference, Taba, or permanent status talks at Taba) were talks between Israel and the... Read more