A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people. Date: January 29, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft. Date: January 29, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On…
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C., with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. Date: January 28, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)
Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco. Date: January 28, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States troops leave Cuba, with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after being there since the Spanish–American War. Date: January 28, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces. Date: January 28, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Canadian province of Manitoba grants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marking the first time women in Canada are granted voting rights. Date: January 28, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events…
Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground. Date: January 28, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Order of the White Rose of Finland is established by Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, the regent of Finland. Date: January 28, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Foundation of the Spanish Legion. Date: January 28, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)