The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others. Date: January 28, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day…
A nitrogen leak at a poultry food processing facility in Gainesville, Georgia kills six and injures at least ten. Date: January 28, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols. Date: January 28, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The British government passes the Military Service Act that introduces conscription in the United Kingdom. Date: January 27, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
Beginning of the Finnish Civil War. Date: January 27, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Six days after his death, Vladimir Lenin's body is carried into a specially erected mausoleum. Date: January 27, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd. Date: January 27, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bundaberg tragedy: a diphtheria vaccine is contaminated with Staph. aureus bacterium, resulting in the deaths of twelve children in the Australian town of Bundaberg. Date: January 27, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)
First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Date: January 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany. Date: January 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…