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ON THIS DAY: Wuhan lockdown announced, history made (2020)

On this Day January 23, 2026 at 15:25

January 23, 2020: A city sealed off On this day in 2020, Chinese authorities placed the city of Wuhan under lockdown, confining more than nine...

ON THIS DAY: Roe v Wade ruling (1973)

On this Day January 22, 2026 at 16:53

A landmark Supreme Court decision On this day in 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Roe v. Wade, a...

ON THIS DAY: Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year (2005)

On this Day January 19, 2026 at 16:24

Blue Monday: Why it feels heavy - and what really helps Blue Monday is often described as the most depressing day of the year, usually...

ON THIS DAY: When Boston drowned in syrup (1919)

On this Day January 15, 2026 at 20:00

A disaster that sounded absurd- until it happened On this day in 1919, Boston experienced one of the strangest and deadliest industrial disasters in modern...

ON THIS DAY: Ford patented the plastic car (1942)

On this Day January 13, 2026 at 18:26

When Henry Ford imagined a plant-based future On this day in 1942, Henry Ford patented a plastic car body made largely from plant-based materials- a...

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