The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen. Date: January 7, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote. Date: January 7, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first transatlantic commercial telephone service is established from New York City to London. Date: January 7, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London. Date: January 7, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)
Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast. Date: January 7, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)
Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement. Date: January 7, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
Winter War: Battle of Raate Road: The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road. Date: January 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. Date: January 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. Date: January 7, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7…
Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM. Date: January 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)