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{{*mp}} [[1960]] - The [[bathyscaphe]] '''[[Bathyscaphe Trieste|''Trieste'']]''' reached the record depth of 10,916 m (35,813 feet) in [[Challenger Deep]] of the [[Mariana Trench]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1960]] - The [[bathyscaphe]] '''[[Bathyscaphe Trieste|''Trieste'']]''' reached the record depth of 10,916 m (35,813 feet) in [[Challenger Deep]] of the [[Mariana Trench]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1968]] - '''[[USS Pueblo (AGER-2)|USS ''Pueblo'']]''' was seized by [[Korean People's Army|North Korean forces]], who claimed that it had violated their [[territorial waters]] while [[Espionage|spying]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1968]] - '''[[USS Pueblo (AGER-2)|USS ''Pueblo'']]''' was seized by [[Korean People's Army|North Korean forces]], who claimed that it had violated their [[territorial waters]] while [[Espionage|spying]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[2006]] - After 12 years of [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party's]] rule, [[Stephen Harper]]'s ''(pictured)'' [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] |
{{*mp}} [[2006]] - After 12 years of [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party's]] rule, [[Stephen Harper]]'s ''(pictured)'' [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] won the most seats in the '''[[Canadian federal election, 2006|Canadian federal election]]'''. |
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Recent days: [[January 22]] – [[January 21]] – [[January 20]] |
Recent days: [[January 22]] – [[January 21]] – [[January 20]] |
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Revision as of 21:53, 23 January 2007
- 1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history killed 830,000 people in Shaanxi Province, China.
- 1719 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI established Liechtenstein, the only principality in the Holy Roman Empire still remaining today.
- 1912 - Twelve nations signed the International Opium Convention, the first international drug control treaty, to regulate the production and distribution of opiates.
- 1960 - The bathyscaphe Trieste reached the record depth of 10,916 m (35,813 feet) in Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench.
- 1968 - USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces, who claimed that it had violated their territorial waters while spying.
- 2006 - After 12 years of Liberal Party's rule, Stephen Harper's (pictured) Conservative Party won the most seats in the Canadian federal election.
Recent days: January 22 – January 21 – January 20
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