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Ivan the Terrible assumes the throne of Russia - January 16th, 1547 Jan 16, 2024

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On this day in 1547, 16-year-old Ivan Vasilyevich was proclaimed the first tsar of Russia.

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Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch is sentenced to prison - January 15th, 1951 Jan 15, 2024

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On this day in 1951, Ilse Koch was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.

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Philosopher and Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda is born - January 12th, 1863 Jan 12, 2024

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On this day in 1863, Hindu spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda was born in Kolkata, India.

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Insulin is first used to treat a person with diabetes - January 11th, 1922 Jan 11, 2024

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On this day in 1922, Canadian teenager Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic patient to be treated with insulin.

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"The Greatest Show on Earth" premieres in New York City - January 10th, 1952 Jan 10, 2024

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On this day in 1952, Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

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The last British convict ship arrives in Australia - January 9th, 1868 Jan 09, 2024

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On this day in 1868, the last ship to take British convicts to Australia arrived at the port of Fremantle.

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German Coast Uprising began / African American men secure the right to vote in D.C. - January 8th Flashback Jan 08, 2024

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On this day in 1811, the German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt in modern-day Louisiana, began.
On this day in 1867, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, granting African American men the right to vote for the first time in the nation’s history.

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Elizabeth Cotten born / "Rapper's Delight" becomes first Top 40 hip-hop song - January 5th Flashback Jan 05, 2024

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On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40.

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Topsy the Elephant Electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4th Flashback Jan 04, 2024

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Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903.
On this day in 1809, French educator Louis Braille, namesake of the Braille reading and writing system, was born.

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Joseph Roberts became first president of Liberia / “Lord Haw-Haw” executed for treason - January 3rd Flashback Jan 03, 2024

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On this day in 1848, Black American merchant Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of Liberia.
On this day in 1946, William Joyce, better known to the British as Lord Haw-Haw, was put to death for betraying his country on behalf of Nazi Germany.

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