Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismisses Prime Minister Asqar Mamin and declares state of emergency over the 2022 Kazakh unrest. Date: January 5, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 makes an emergency landing at Portland International Airport after a door plug blows off the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating the flight. There are no fatalities, but the accident prompts the 737 MAX to be grounded and renews scrutiny on Boeing's manufacturing and design issues. Date: January 5, 2024 Read more…

Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death. Date: January 4, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)

Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. Date: January 4, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter. Date: January 4, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. Date: January 4, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. Date: January 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic. Date: January 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)