January 01, 1710
Paris merchant Jean Marius obtains 5-year royal privilege for his invention of a folding umbrella - first in Europe.

My history score: 5

[jennyjenjen]

January 1, 1896
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays

My history score: 6

[XiLeXi]

December 30, 1919 Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
December 31, 1955 The General Motors Corporation becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over $1 billion USD in a year.
January 1, 45 BC The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time

score 4

[Alessa9]

January 1, 1758
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Score: 5

[pspstacy]

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[accountant1usa]

January 2, 1777 Battle of the Assunpink Creek: George Washington's army defeats the British near Trenton, New Jersey


Set XXI
Score 3

[goldie0608]

January 2, 1999 - A severe winter storm hits the Midwestern US; in Chicago temperatures plunge to -13 ºF and19 inches of snow fell; 68 deaths are blamed on the storm.


My score - 2

[XiLeXi]

2nd of January, 1906 Willis Carrier receives a US patent for the world's first air conditioner
score 5

[9trogue]

January 2, 1919
Lithuania gains independence

Set XXVII
My history score: 2

[oaktown]

January 1, 1839

Photography pioneer Louis Daguerre takes the first photograph of the moon.

Score: 3

[Alessa9]

Jan. 2, 1903
US President Theodore Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black.

Score: 6

[BrightEyes4evr]

January 2, 1890 Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer

Score 6

[Amill]

January 2, 1944
1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)

Score: 3

[TigerToLily]

January 1, 1788
The Times, London’s oldest running newspaper, publishes its first edition.

January 2, 1981
British police arrest the "Yorkshire Ripper" serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe.

Score: 3

January 02, 1843
- Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Holländer" premieres, Dresden.

My history score: 6