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Back to Search11th January 1923: French and Belgian troops marched into Germany and occupied the industrial Ruhr area
The occupation of the Ruhr was met with passive resistance by the German workers. Their strike was only called off on 26 September as rampant hyperin…
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10th January 49 BCE: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River on his march to Rome
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with the 13th Legion during his march on Rome that led to the Roman Civil ...
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9th January 1806: State funeral of Admiral Horatio Nelson takes place in London, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson’s coffin was placed on a grand funeral car designed to resemble HMS Victory for its final journey to St Paul’s Cathedral and subsequently inte…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
8th January 1918: United States President Woodrow Wilson outlines his principles for world peace, known as the Fourteen Points
Keen to distance the United States from nationalistic disputes that fuelled European rivalries, Wilson's 14 Points sought a lasting peace by securing…
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7th January 1979: Pol Pot of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (Cambodia) overthrown when Vietnamese forces capture the capital city Phnom Penh
After the Vietnamese forces captured Phnom Penh on 7 January 1979, Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge forces fled into the ...
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6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address
Roosevelt identified freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear that, together, provided a moral framework for U…
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5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia
Dubček replaced Novotný as the leader of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1968 and quickly began to introduce a series of political and economic reforms k…
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4th January 1642: Charles I of England attempts to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War
Charles I himself entered the House of Commons chamber – an act that was a huge violation of Parliamentary privilege – and sat in the Speaker’s chair…
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3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace
Supporters of imperial restoration occupied key positions in Kyoto on 3 January 1868 and announced the abolition of the Tokugawa ...
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2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan
In response to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter brought the period of détente to an ...
6 months, 4 weeks ago