Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. Date: January 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events…

The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. Date: January 24, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies. Date: January 24, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. Date: January 24, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts. Date: January 24, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board. Date: January 24, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat. Date: January 23, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day…

Ålesund Fire: The Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style. Date: January 23, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On…

RMS Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day. Date: January 23, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…

The First International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. Date: January 23, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)