Facts and trivia from American History
On January 22, 1905, Russian troop fire on civilians beginning Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Estimates of killed and injured protesters vary greatly, but moderate estimates put it around 1,000, killed and/or injured.
On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI is sent to the guillotine for treason.
The King of France was executed one day after he was convicted by the French National Convention of conspiracy with foreign powers.
On January 20, 1783, the British signed a peace agreement with Spain and France, who allied against Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
On January 19, 1981 the Algiers Accords were signed and 52 American citizens were set free and able to leave Iran.
The Algiers Accords were agreements between the United States and Iran to resolve the Iran Hostage Crisis. The crisis arose from the takeover of the American embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, and the taking of American hostages.
On January 15, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders all aliens in the United States to REGISTER with the government. On February 19, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the DEPORTATION and INCARCERATION of Japanese Americans with Executive Order 9066.
On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress ratifies the Second Treaty of Paris. This act officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
On January 13, 1776, the British raided Prudence Island, Rhode Island, in an effort to steal sheep. When they landed on the island’s southern beach they were ambushed by Captain Joseph Knight and his Minuteman from Rhode Island’s Second Company. A deadly battle between the two ensued and the British were forced to retreat.
On January 12, 1777, Hugh Mercer dies from wounds received in the Battle of Princeton, on January 3, 1777.
Hugh Mercer was a soldier and physician who originally served with British forces. He later became a Brigadier General in the Continental Army and was a close friend of George Washington.
On January 11, 1934, The German police raid the homes of dissident clergy in Berlin.
On January 8, 1815, soldiers of the U.S. 7th Infantry, along with laborers, farmers, and frontiersmen defeated veteran British troop at the Battle of New Orleans.
