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17th January 1991: Gulf War combat begins with Operation Desert Storm

  • 17th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Gulf War, Iraq, Kuwait, Military, Saddam Hussein, USA, War

On the 17th January 1991, the combat phase of the Gulf War began as Operation Desert Storm was launched to destroy Iraq’s military and civilian infrastructure through an enormous aerial bombing campaign.

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16th January 1919: Nebraska becomes the vital 36th of the 48 states to approve prohibition in the 18th Amendment

  • 16th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Alcohol, Amendment, America, Nebraska, Prohibition, United States, USA

Nationwide prohibition began on 17 January the following year, and existed until its repeal by the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933.

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11th January 1964: US Surgeon General publishes groundbreaking report on the health effects of tobacco smoking

  • 11th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Health, Science, Smoking, Tobacco, USA

The report drew three main conclusions focused on the effect of smoking on the functioning of the respiratory system.

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10th January 1776: Thomas Paine publishes the pamphlet Common Sense advocating American independence

  • 10th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, American War of Independence, Common Sense, Independence, Thomas Paine, USA

The 47-page pamphlet is credited with having a dramatic impact on public opinion in the colonies, and helped to consolidate the idea of independent republicanism.

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8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

  • 8th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, American War of Independence, Congress, George Washington, New York, State of the Union, USA, Washington

American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.

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6th January 1975: Led Zeppelin banned from Boston after fans run riot at Boston Garden arena

  • 6th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Boston, Boston Garden, Culture, Led Zeppelin, Music, USA

Fans of the rock band Led Zeppelin rampaged through the Boston Garden arena, causing thousands of dollars of damage.

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5th January 1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman in the United States to be sworn in as governor of a state

  • 5th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, USA, Women, Women's Suffrage, Wyoming

Ross later achieved another ‘first’ in 1933 when she was appointed Director of the U.S. Mint by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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3rd January 1961: USA cuts diplomatic relations with Cuba

  • 3rd January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Castro, Cold War, Communism, Cuba, Eisenhower, International Relations, Kennedy, USA

On the 3rd January 1961, the United States of America severed its diplomatic relationship with Cuba and closed the American embassy in Havana.

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24th December 1955: NORAD tracks Santa for the first time

  • 24th December 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Atomic Bomb, Christmas, Cold War, Nuclear, USA

On the 24th December 1955, the Colorado Springs’ Continental Air Defense Command first began giving children the current location of Santa as he made his way across the world delivering presents.

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23rd December 1750: Ben Franklin accidentally shocks himself while trying to electrocute a turkey

  • 23rd December 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Benjamin Franklin, Electricity, Experimentation, Science, Turkey

Benjamin Franklin, the American polymath, accidentally electrocuted himself while attempting to kill a turkey.

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