January 14
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The conclusion to the perfect NFL season
The Miami Dolphins became the first (and only) NFL team to win every game in a season when the team, coached by Don Shula, defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII on this day in 1973. [Read today’s edition of Today in History >>]
Featured Biography
Featured Biography
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If I am a thinking being, I must regard life other than my own with equal reverence, for I shall know that it longs for fullness and development as deeply as I do myself. Therefore, I see that evil is what annihilates, hampers, or hinders life.…Goodness, by the same token, is the saving or helping of life, the enabling of whatever life I can to attain its highest development.
Albert Schweitzer—the Alsatian German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in Africa—was born this day in 1875 and received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his works in behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”
Famous Birthdays
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Photographer © Per Morten Abrahamsen for H.M. Dronningen. The Royal House of Denmark
2024
After 52 years on the throne, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark abdicated, and her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, became King Frederik X. [Take our quiz about kings and queens.]
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2011
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down following mass protests against poverty, unemployment, and political repression. The uprising in Tunisia became known as the Jasmine Revolution. [Test your knowledge of plots and revolutions.]
NASA/JPL
2005
The Huygens probe, developed by the European Space Agency and delivered by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, landed on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Cassini was the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, and Huygens was the first spacecraft to land on any celestial body beyond Mars. [How much do you know about Saturn?]
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1997
Greek archaeologists announced that they had discovered an ancient site in Athens that may have been Aristotle’s Lyceum. [Take our Philosophy 101 quiz.]
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1970
The Supremes staged their final concert with Diana Ross, who subsequently embarked on a solo career. The Supremes continued performing with other members until 1977. [Test your knowledge of musical groups.]
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1954
Baseball player Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe married at City Hall in San Francisco.
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1941
Faye Dunaway, who became best known for her tense, absorbing performances in movies such as Chinatown (1974) and Network (1976), was born in Bascom, Florida. [Take our quiz about women in classic cinema.]
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1900
The opera Tosca—a psychological drama of deceit and doubt composed by Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest exponents of operatic realism—made its world premiere in Rome’s Costanzi Theatre.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-04928)
1861
Mehmed VI, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, was born. [How much do you know about the Ottoman Empire?]
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1784
The Continental Congress ratified the Peace of Paris, which formally ended the American Revolution (though fighting had long since ended) and recognized the independence of the United States. [Explore a timeline of the American Revolution.]
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
1526
The Treaty of Madrid was signed by the Habsburg emperor Charles V and Francis I, king of France, who had been captured during the Battle of Pavia in February 1525 and held prisoner until the conclusion of the treaty, when he was allowed to return to France. [Test your knowledge of kings and emperors.]