A Day in History
We are on day 17 of the January Ultimate Blog Challenge, only two week left! Today’s suggested topic is to share something for the past, either personal, business or the world’s past. So I decided to see what happened in the world for A Day in History.
History in the World
These are some of the things that happened on January 17th throughout the years from https://www.historynet.com/today-in-history
| 1601 | 1601 – The Treaty of Lyons ends a short war between France and Savoy. |
| 1746 | 1746 – Charles Edward Stuart, the young pretender, defeats the government forces at the battle of Falkirk in Scotland. |
| 1773 | 1773 – Captain James Cook becomes the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle. |
| 1 8 1 9 | 1819 – Simon Bolivar the “liberator” proclaims Columbia a republic. |
| 1893 | 1893 – Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, is overthrown by a group of American sugar planters led by Sanford Ballard Dole. |
| 1 8 5 2 | 1852 – At the Sand River Convention, the British recognize the independence of the Transvaal Board. |
| 1912 | 1912 – Robert Scott reaches the South Pole only a month after Roald Amundsen. |
| 1 9 3 9 | 1939 – The Reich issues an order forbidding Jews to practice as dentists, veterinarians and chemists. |
| 1945 | 1945 – The Red Army occupies Warsaw. |
| 1963 | 1963 – Soviet leader Khrushchev visits the Berlin Wall. |
| 1 9 8 5 | 1985 0 A jury in New Jersey rules that terminally ill patients have the right to starve themselves. |
Weather
I also found some interesting Weather facts that happened today on https://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
1979: On January 17, 1979, the Torch Lake Ice Arena collapsed in Lake Linden under the heavy weight of snow on its roof. 3 men were blown out of the building and were unhurt when it collapsed.
2005: On January 17, 2005, arctic air combined with the passage of a low pressure trough brought heavy lake effect snow showers into portions of northern Upper Michigan on the night of 16th and morning of the 17th. Poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow resulted in school cancellations across the Ontonagon Area School District on the 17th. A spotter in Rockland reported a 12-hour snowfall amount of 8 inches. Spotters also reported heavy lake effect snow over eastern Alger and Luce counties. Twenty-four hour totals included 13 inches at Two Heart in Luce County and 10 inches near Grand Marais in Alger County.
2009: On January 17, 2009, a clipper low pressure system strengthened as it approached Michigan from the northwest. A localized band of lake enhanced snow affected part of the Lake Michigan coastline in Mackinac County near Curtis and Gould City. Snowfall amounts were around 10 inches, with locally near 15 inches in Curtis. A spotter ten miles east of Manistique measured 14 inches of snow in 10 hours. The observer reported that highways were snow-packed and slippery, including Highway US-2.
Did anything happen today in your life that stands out?
I rather liked the Jan 17th weather reports over the years.Very interesting to read .Visiting from #ubc
The weather is very interesting Dr.Amrita, that was my favorite also.
I can’t think of anything happening on this day in my life. Those were interesting facts, though. I feel sad for the Hawaiian monarch.
It’s fun to check back in history and see what happened on certain days. Thanks for stopping by Jeanine.
Jan 17th.. nothing interesting yet has happened to stand out in my memory in my life.. but enjoyed reading the things that did happen elsewhere to others in history 🙂
I enjoy reading about things that happened in history. Thanks for visiting Vidya.
This is a very important day mainly because martha and I spent the whole day together
Spending the day together, whether working or relaxing, is always a great day. <3