Osun Defender History Corner: January 14 In Focus

Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.

January 14, 83 BB

83 BC: Marcus Antonius, Roman politician and general, was born.

January 14, 1301

Andrew III of Hungary died, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

January 14, 1526

Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, leading to the release of Francis from captivity in Spain.

January 14, 1639

The “Fundamental Orders,” the first written constitution in North America, was adopted in Connecticut.

January 14, 1742

English astronomer Edmond Halley, who computed the orbit of Halley’s Comet, passed away.

January 14, 1784

The United States ratified the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.

January 14, 1943

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt began the Casablanca Conference during World War II.

January 14, 1952

The “Today” show premiered on NBC.

January 14, 1954

The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, forming the American Motors Corporation.

January 14, 1967

Counterculture icon and LSD advocate Timothy Leary spoke the famous phrase, “Turn on, tune in, drop out.”

January 14, 1973

Elvis Presley’s concert “Aloha from Hawaii” was broadcasted, reaching an estimated 1.5 billion viewers.

January 14, 1985

Martina Navratilova won her 100th career singles title.

January 14, 1990

“The Simpsons” premiered on television.

January 14, 2004

The spacecraft Stardust successfully collected samples from the coma of comet Wild 2.

January 14, 2011

The Arab Spring: Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country following weeks of protests.

January 14, 2015

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission successfully deployed the Philae lander onto comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

January 14, 2019

A car bomb exploded at a police academy in Bogotá, Colombia, killing at least 21 people.

January 14, 2020

The World Health Organization reported a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China, later identified as COVID-19.

January 14, 2021

The social media platform Parler was suspended by Amazon, Apple, and Google following concerns about its role in the Capitol riot.

January 14, 2022

A solar eclipse, known as the “Ring of Fire,” was visible in various parts of the world.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on January 14. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.