On January 11, 1912 immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week. Though over a
On January 10, 1920, the Treaty of Versailles takes effect. This officially ends World War I. What started this war was not one but a series of things and countless
On January 9, 2015, the perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a second hostage situation, related to the
On January 8, 2016, Joaquín Guzmán is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico. Eventually he is sent to the United States to face trial as
On January 7, 1891, Zora Neale Hurston is born in Notasulga, Alabama. She came to be well-regarded during the Harlem Rennisance but would proove to be a literary genius with
On January 6, 1878, Carl Sandburg is born in Galesburg, Illinois. Over his life he won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham
On January 5, 1914, the Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses. These bonuses were subject to restrictions and
On January 4, 1643, Sir Isaac Newton is born in Woolsthorpe Manor House in the United Kingdom. His life left an impact on the work of physics so great, modern
On January 3, 1892, JRR Tolkien is born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. In his life, he would become best known for his books about Middle Earth, a universe of his
On January 2, 1981, the “Yorkshire Ripper” is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The arrest ends one of the largest investigations lead by British police forces. The killer, Peter Sutcliffe,