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Historical Events on January 9

  • Joan of Arc

    1431

    Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.

  • Connecticut

    1788

    Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.

  • Star of the West

    1861

    American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.

  • Mississippi

    1861

    Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.

  • Gallipoli Campaign

    1916

    World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.

  • Avro Lancaster

    1941

    World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.

  • Suez Crisis

    1957

    British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.

  • IPhone

    2007

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.

  • Porte de Vincennes siege

    2015

    The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes.

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