A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on January 8th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On January 8, 1835, President Andrew Jackson saw fit to celebrate the rarest of events in American history, the only time the US has ever had a zero balance for a National Debt.
On January 8, 1935, Elvis Aron Presley, the King of Rock and Roll was born in Mississippi.
On January 8, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced his “War on Poverty,” just one more of the “wars” lost by the United States.
On January 8, 1981, a close encounter with a UFO left actual physical evidence! That incident is but one of several possible signs of the existence of alien life!
On January 8, 1981, a close encounter with a UFO left actual physical evidence!
On January 8, 2004, the largest passenger ocean liner ever built was christened the RMS Queen Mary 2.
On January 8, 2005, the United States Navy, normally pretty safe drivers of large grey boats, managed another one of those “Naval Oops Moments” we keep writing about when the nuclear powered submarine, USS San Francisco (SSN-711) (Los Angeles Class attack sub), managed to collide at full speed with an underwater mountain off the coast of Guam in the Pacific Ocean.
On January 8, 2018, we looked back to only one day ago, yesterday, when we listed 10 of the Jerks of the Year for 2017.
On January 8, 2020, speculation as to whether or not the United States will re-institute a military draft not seen since 1973 caused heated discussions among politicians, pundits, and citizens.
On January 8, 2020, Iranian air defense forces fired a surface to air missile at a civilian jetliner, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a Boeing 737 carrying 176 passengers and crew, downing the jet and killing all those aboard.
Science fiction horror film fans had their chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Underwater on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 7:30 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio!
On January 8, 2023, supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Brazilian capital of Brasilia in protest of the 2022 presidential election that Bolsonaro lost to Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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