Monday, January 21, 2019

On This Day in History

January 21, 2019

Historical Events

1525  The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union
1789  1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy" is published
1793  Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason
1952  Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India
1968  The Battle of Khe Sanh - one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War - begins at the Khe Sanh Air Base
2008  Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.
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January 22: The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin


It was one of the most remarkable military engagements ever: the day that 139 British soldiers took on 4,000 Zulu warriors – and won.
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