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The Black Friday bushfires claim 71 lives in Australia - January 13th, 1939 Jan 13, 2022

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On this day in 1939, a series of fires converged and swept rapidly across large areas of Victoria, Australia, leaving a widespread trail of death and destruction.

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A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time - January 12th, 1908 Jan 12, 2022

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On this day in 1908, French radio pioneer Gustave Ferrié transmitted the first long-distance message ever sent from the Eiffel Tower.

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England holds its first national lottery - January 11th, 1569 Jan 11, 2022

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On this day in 1569, in a public square outside Old St Paul’s Cathedral in London, the drawing began for the first state-run lottery in English history.

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Clara Peller first asks 'Where's the Beef?' in an ad campaign for Wendy's hamburgers - January 10th, 1984 Jan 10, 2022

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On this day in 1984, fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s released its first commercial featuring the famous “Where’s the beef?” catchphrase.

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Columbus mistakes three manatees for mermaids - January 9th, 1493 Jan 09, 2022

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On this day in 1493, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus recorded a sighting of three “mermaids” while sailing near what is now the Dominican Republic.

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African American men secure the right to vote in Washington, D.C. - January 8th, 1867 Jan 08, 2022

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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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Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter - January 7th, 1610 Jan 07, 2022

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On this day in 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made the first recorded sighting of the planet Jupiter’s moons.

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Maria Montessori opens her first school in Rome - January 6th, 1907 Jan 06, 2022

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On this day in 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori opened a new kind of school in an impoverished neighborhood in Rome.

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"Rapper's Delight" becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40 - January 5th, 1980 Jan 05, 2022

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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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Two trains collide in the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history - January 4th, 1990 Jan 04, 2022

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On this day in 1990, an overcrowded passenger train slammed into a parked freight train at a railway station in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

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