{"id":1334,"date":"2024-01-24T00:40:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2024-01-25T15:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:38:38","slug":"history-of-24-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-24-january\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 24 January"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>History of 24 January<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1918&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 The&nbsp;Gregorian calendar&nbsp;is introduced in Russia by decree of the&nbsp;Council of People&#8217;s Commissars&nbsp;effective&nbsp;February 14(NS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1933&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 The&nbsp;20th Amendment to the United States Constitution&nbsp;is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1939&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 The&nbsp;deadliest earthquake in Chilean history&nbsp;strikes&nbsp;Chill\u00e1n, killing approximately 28,000 people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1942&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;World War II: The Allies&nbsp;bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1943&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 World War II:&nbsp;Franklin D. Roosevelt&nbsp;and&nbsp;Winston Churchill&nbsp;conclude a&nbsp;conference in Casablanca.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1946&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 The&nbsp;United Nations General Assembly&nbsp;passes its first resolution to establish the&nbsp;United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1960&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in&nbsp;Algiers&nbsp;stage an insurrection known as the &#8220;barricades week&#8221;, during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1961&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two&nbsp;H-bombs&nbsp;breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1968&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Vietnam War: The&nbsp;1st Australian Task Force&nbsp;launches&nbsp;Operation Coburg&nbsp;against the&nbsp;North Vietnamese Army&nbsp;and&nbsp;Viet Cong&nbsp;during wider fighting around&nbsp;Long B\u00ecnh&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bi\u00ean H\u00f2a<\/li>\n<li><strong>1972&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Japanese Sgt.&nbsp;Shoichi Yokoi&nbsp;is found hiding in a&nbsp;Guam&nbsp;jungle, where he had been&nbsp;since the end of World War II.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1977&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid&nbsp;during the Spanish transition to democracy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1978&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Soviet&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada&#8217;s&nbsp;Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Apple Computer&nbsp;places the&nbsp;Macintosh&nbsp;personal computer&nbsp;on sale in the United States.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Notorious serial killer&nbsp;Ted Bundy, with over 30 known victims, is executed by the electric chair at the&nbsp;Florida State Prison<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Japan launches&nbsp;Hiten, the country&#8217;s first&nbsp;lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the&nbsp;Soviet Union&#8217;s&nbsp;Luna 24&nbsp;in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 The&nbsp;United States Department of Homeland Security&nbsp;officially begins operation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Cyclone Klaus&nbsp;makes landfall near&nbsp;Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2011&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a&nbsp;bombing&nbsp;at Moscow&#8217;s&nbsp;Domodedovo Airport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Celebrating Birthday&#8217;s Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1988&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Jade Ewen, English singer, and actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Selina J\u00f6rg, German snowboarder<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Serdar Kesimal, Turkish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Ki Sung-Yeung, South Korean footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Ryosuke Irie, Japanese swimmer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Z\u00e9 Lu\u00eds, Cape Verdean footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Becky Downie, English gymnast<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Phiwa Nkambule, South African entrepreneur<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Felitciano Zschusschen, Cura\u00e7ao footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Tommie Hoban, English footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1995&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Dylan Everett, Canadian actor<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Nirei Fukuzumi, Japanese racer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1999&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Vitalie Dama\u0219can, Moldovan footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> \u2013 Princess Athena of Denmark, the younger child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" 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