Events Category Archive – Page 1 of 17 − Dipping Into Light

Events

Annie Moore, first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island, born January 1, 1877

Marian Anderson, first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan, January 7, 1955

Emilio Palma, first person born on Antarctica, January 7, 1978

Coming of Age Day, Japanese holiday held on the second Monday of January

Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s futuristic film, released in Germany, January 10, 1927

Lohri, Punjabi festival, January 2016

The Human Be-In, launches the Summer of Love, January 14, 1967

Dolly, female sheep, first animal to be cloned, born July 5, 1996

Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole, January 16, 1909

The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City, January 16, 1934

E. C. Segar, creator of Popeye, first appeared in a comic strip, January 17, 1829

“Cold Sunday” in cities in the United States, January 17, 1982.

Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese Prime Minister, apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during WW II, January 17, 1992

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, January 18, 1943

Pan’s Labyrinth, Spanish-Mexican dark fantasy film, released January 19, 2007

Posts found: 249