Remembering January 17: A journey through history

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Join us on a journey through history as we remember January 17 and some of the significant events that have taken place on this date. From political milestones to cultural moments, this video will give you a glimpse into the past and help you understand the significance of this date in history. Don't miss out on this informative and fascinating video!

1524 Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano's sets sail aboard French ship La Dauphine to find a passage to China - finds North America instead
1595 King Henry IV of France declares war on Spain - lasts till 1598
1773 Captain James Cook becomes the first to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S)
1775 9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests in Kalisk, Poland
1781 Battle of Cowpens: American revolutionary forces led by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat the British under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton in a decisive double envelopment near the town of Cowpens, a turning point in the American reconquest of South Carolina
1821 Mexico permits Moses Austin and 300 US families to settle in Texas. After his death his son Stephen leads a colony to Texas.
1871 1st cable car patented, by Andrew Smith Hallidie in the US (begins service in 1873)
1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction
1899 US takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific
1917 US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21)
1920 First day of prohibition of alcohol comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution
1928 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented
1929 Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater”
1938 Joseph P. Kennedy becomes the 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1946 United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting, at Westminster Central Hall in Westminster, England
1955 US Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage
1961 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military-industrial complex”.
1977 Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in the Utah state prison, convicted of murder
1978 After a tumultuous final tour The Sex Pistols break up as a band, which is announced the following day
1983 Alabama Governor George Wallace, becomes governor for a record 4th time
1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) that private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
1987 US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
1989 Murden & Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)
1995 George W. Bush sworn in as Governor of Texas
1998 US President Bill Clinton faces sexual harassment charges from Paula Jones
2001 President Clinton honors Lewis and Clark Expedition, posthumously raises William Clark's rank from Lieutenant to Captain, makes Honorary Sergeant Shoshone female guide Sacagawea, and York, enslaved by William Clark, who assisted expedition
2017 US President Barack Obama commutes WikiLeaks discloser Chelsea Manning's prison sentence from 35 to 7 years