2012-01-18

18 January

Wikipedia är nedstängt under dagen i en protest mot nya internetlagar som kongressen röstar om den 20onde. Om man klickar esc innan sidan har laddats så blockas den inte.

1126 – Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty of China abdicated the throne in favour of his son Qinzong.

1884 – Welsh physician William Price was arrested for attempting to cremate his deceased infant son; he was acquitted in the subsequent trial, which led to the legalisation of cremation in the United Kingdom.

1919 – World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opened in Versailles, France, to set the peace terms for the Central Powers.

1943 – World War II: As part of Operation Iskra, the Soviet Red Army broke the Siege of Leningrad, opening a narrow land corridor to the city.

1958 – African Canadian Willie O'Ree of the Boston Bruins played his first game in the National Hockey League, breaking the colour barrier in professional ice hockey.

1990 – In a sting operation conducted by the FBI, Mayor of Washington, D.C., Marion Barry was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.

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