January 24 - January 24 January 24 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 341 days remaining (342 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1458 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary. 1679 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament. 1742 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. 1848 - California gold rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. 1859 - Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza under the name Romania (see December 1 1918 for the final unification, Transylvania and other regions were still missing at this time). 1888 - Jacob L. Wortman patents the typewriter ribbon. 1908 - Robert Baden-Powell.
June 24 - June 24 June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1314 - Battle of Bannockburn. Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce beat Edward II of England. Scotland regains its independence. 1441 - Eton College founded. 1497 - John Cabot lands on North America, either at Newfoundland or Cape Breton; first European discovery of the region since the Vikings. 1509 - Henry VIII crowned King of England. 1534 - Jacques Cartier makes the European discovery of Prince Edward Island. 1535 - The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. 1597 - The first Dutch voyage to the East.
July 24 - July 24 July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1567 - Mary Queen of Scots is deposed. 1701 - Detroit, Michigan founded. 1814 - War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders. 1832 - Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by using Wyoming's South Pass. 1847 - After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown - Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops.
KANU - death in August 1978, Vice President Daniel arap Moi became interim President. On October 14, Moi became President formally after he was elected head of KANU and designated its sole nominee. In June 1982, the National Assembly amended the constitution, making Kenya officially a one-party state, and parliamentary elections were held in September 1983. The 1988 elections reinforced the one-party system. However, in December 1991, parliament repealed the one-party section of the constitution. By early 1992, several new parties had formed, and multiparty elections were held in December 1992. President Moi was reelected for another 5-year term. Opposition parties won about 45% of the parliamentary seats, but President Moi's KANU Party obtained the majority of seats. Parliamentary reforms in November 1997 enlarged the democratic space in Kenya, including the expansion of.
Katherine Heigl - Katherine Heigl Katherine Marie Heigl (b. November 24 1978) was born in Washington D.C, USA on the 24th of November 1978 to parents Nancy and Paul. A short time afterwards, the Heigl family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where Katherine was to spend the majority of her childhood. The youngest member of her family, Katherine, or “Katie” as she is known affectionately, has two elder siblings, John and Meg. Tragically, her older brother Jason died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck. When doctors determined Jason was brain-dead, the family made the difficult decision to donate his organs. Not only did this painful chapter give Katherine a greater perspective and appreciation for life, but it has motivated her.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions - were passed in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts by the Kentucky legislature on November 16, 1798, written by Thomas Jefferson and by the Virginia legislature on December 24, 1798 written by James Madison. The resolutions attacked the Federalists' interpretation of the Constitution, which extended the powers of the national government over the states. The resolutions declared that the Constitution only established an agreement and that the federal government had no right to exercise powers not specifically delegated to it; should the federal government assume such powers, its acts under them would be void. It was the right of the states to decide as to the constitutionality of such acts. The resolutions were submitted to other states for approval but with no real result. Their importance lies in that they.
Kerry Nettle - worked as office coordinator for The Greens (NSW) and then as a youth worker. She joined the Australian Greens in 1998 and was elected to the Australian Senate for New South Wales in November 2001, joining Senator Bob Brown. Nettle is a social radical as well as an environmentalist. She believes in Government ownership of essential services, which include banking, airlines, telecommunications, health and education and other areas privatised in the last two decades in Australia. She argues that private ownership of these assets is "social theft." She is probaly the most left-wing member of the Australian Parliament. When United States President George W. Bush visited Canberra on 23 October 2003, Nettle and Brown took their opposition to the war in Iraq to the point of interjecting during his address to.
Vernonia, Oregon - 2.53% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 2,228 people, 789 households, and 583 families residing in the city. The population density is 558.6/km² (1,444.2/mi²). There are 880 housing units at an average density of 220.6/km² (570.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.38% White, 0.18% African American, 1.39% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. 2.24% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 789 households out of which 41.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% are non-families. 20.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have.
Yawata - of 74,303 and the density of 3,047.70 persons per km². The total area is 24.38 km². The city was founded on November 1, 1977. External Links Official website in Japanese.
Kirellos VI of Alexandria - to Christian parents. He resigned a civil service position to become a monk in July 1927. He passed his probationary period, and on February 24, 1928 took his monastic vows and assumed the name Mina El-Baramosy. In 1947, he built the Church of Saint Mina the Martyr in the Coptic quarter of Cairo. He became Pope of Alexandria, on May 10, 1959 (Coptic calendar: 2nd of Beshans, 1675). On June 28, 1959 he appointed Archbishop Gathlik for Ethiopia. In November 1959 he laid the foundation stone of the Big Monastery of Saint Mina in Mariuot Desert. In January 1965 Kirellos presided over the Committee of Eastern Orthodox Churches in Addis Ababa, the first (Masconic) and (Non-Khalkadonic) synod of these churches held in modern times. In June 1968 Kyrillos received the remains.
Knoxville, Tennessee - is also the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus (UTK). The university's sports teams, called the "Volunteers" or "Vols", are extremely popular in the surrounding area. In fact, the area code comprising Knoxville and nearby Oak Ridge is 865 (VOL). During the American Civil War, the Battle of Campbell Station was fought here on November 16, 1863. In that battle Confederate troops led by General James Longstreet unsuccessfully attacked Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside. The next day the two week long Siege of Knoxville began when Longstreet placed Knoxville under siege. The siege failed and Longstreet returned with his men to General Robert E. Lee. Knoxville hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Knoxville is also the home of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, thanks partly to the popularity.
Konstantin Chernenko - Soviet Union from February 13, 1984, until his death. Chernenko was also Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from April 11, 1984, until his death. Born in Bolshaya Tes, Novoselsky Raion, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia. Joined Komsomol in 1926 and the Communist Party in 1931. After a brief stint in the Frontier Guard he was career politician. After work in the regions he was called to Moscow in 1960 and promoted under the aegis of Leonid Brezhnev, becoming a candidate member of the Central Committee in 1966 and a full member in 1971. He joined the Politburo in October 1977, becoming a full member in November 1978. Following the death of Brezhnev in 1982 Chernenko lost the power-struggle and nominated Yuri Andropov as General Secretary. Andropov died in February 1984.
Kobarid - of Caporetto), or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers, that took place in its territory, from October 24 to November 9, 1917, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I. Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian army, which had practically no mobile reserves. Austro-German forces advanced more than 100 km in the direction of Venice, but they were not able to cross the river Piave, where the Italians (with substantial help from French, English and American allies) established a new defensive line, which they held for the rest of the war. Among the Italian generals, led by Luigi Cadorna, there was also Pietro Badoglio, who later became head of the Italian government in.
Kotoku Shusui - Shusui (幸徳 秋水, November 4 or September 23, 1871 - January 24, 1911) was a socialist and anarchist who played a leading role in introducing anarchism to Japan in the early 20th century, particularly by translating the works of contemporary European and Russian anarchists, such as Peter Kropotkin, into Japanese. He was a radical journalist and is often considered an anarchist martyr, as he was executed for treason by the Japanese government. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Biography 1.1 Socialist years and imprisonment 1.2 America and the anarchist influence 1.3 Return to Japan 2.
Korean War order of battle - of the war, on June 25 1950. General Headquarters United Nations Command - Formally activated 10 July 1950, before then Allied forces were formally under American operational control. US Army Forces Far East US Eighth Army US X Corps September 15 1950-December 24 1950 Republic of Korea Army ROK I Corps ROK II Corps US Naval Forces Far East US Seventh Fleet June 27 1950-End of war Task Force 90 Task Force 95 12 September 1950-End of war Task Force 96 British Far East Fleet June 28 1950-End of war Far East Air Forces US 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic) June 29 1950-November 15 1950 US 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Photographic) November 15 1950-End of war US Fifth Air Force Far East Air Forces Bomber Command Twentieth Air Force US.
Korean Workers' Party - Committee acts as the official agent of the party, according to Article 14 of the party rules. As of September 1992, the KWP had 160 Central Committee members and 143 Central Committee alternate (candidate) members. The Central Committee meets at least once every six months. Article 24 of the party rules stipulates that the Central Committee elects the general secretary of the party, members of the Political Bureau Presidium (or the Standing Committee), members of the Political Bureau (or Politburo), secretaries, members of the Central Military Commission, and members of the Central Inspection Committee. A party congress is supposed to be convened every five years, but as of 1993, one had not been held since the Sixth Party Congress of October 1980. Party congresses are attended by delegates elected by the.
Krusty the Klown - been replaced by Sideshow Mel. In 1996, Krusty faked his death and lived briefly as sailor Rory B. Bellows. The episode Like Father like Clown, based on the film The Jazz Singer and first released on October 24, 1991, expanded on his origin. According to it , he was born Herschel Schmoeckel Krustofski and is of Jewish heritage. Krusty is a third generation immigrant. In 1902, Zed Krustofski who would become his grandfather reportedly left Imperial Russia for the United States and gained entry through Ellis Island. His son Hyman Krustofski became a rabbi and firm believer in Orthodox Judaism. Rabbi Krustofski, voiced by Jackie Mason, apparently hoped that his own son would follow in his footsteps. The episode featured him bragging that Herschel was on top of his Yeshiva class..
Kuressaare - Kingissepp who was born here. Kuressaare was the first town in Estonia where the self-governing status was restored in October 1990. Today, Kuressaare is a safe and healthy town, open for international cooperation and communication and having eight twin-towns. Twin Towns Ekenäs, Finland since 21 November 1988 Rønne, Denmark since 3 October 1991 Mariehamn, Finland since 24 October 1991 Skövde, Sweden since 23 June 1993 Vammala, Finland since 30 June 1994 Turku, Finland since 30 May 1996 Talsi, Latvia since 27 May 1998 Kuurne, Belgium since 9 August 1998.
January - of the zodiac within the month of January are Capricorn (December 22-January 19) and Aquarius (January 20-February 18). In the sky, however, in January the Sun passes through the zodiac constellations Sagittarius and Capricornus. In regular years January begins on the same day of the week as October. In leap years January begins on the same day of the week as April and July. January's flower is the snowdrop. January's birthstone is the garnet. See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Historical anniversaries January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Or a less condensed format: January 1 2 3.
January 26 - is launched to study the moon. The space probe later missed the moon by 22,000 miles. 1965 - Hindi becomes the official language of India. 1980 - Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. 1983 - Lotus 1-2-3 is released. 1992 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia is going to stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons. 1993 - Vaclav Havel elected President of the Czech Republic. 1994 - A man fires two blank shots at Charles, Prince of Wales in Sydney, Australia. 1996 - Whitewater scandal: Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies before a grand jury. 1998 - Lewinsky scandal: On American television, Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. 1998 - Compaq buys Digital Equipment Corporation. 2001 - A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near.
