January 8: General Interest
1877: Crazy Horse fights last battle
On this day in 1877, Crazy Horse and his warriors—outnumbered, low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons to defend themselves—fight their final losing battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana... read more
American Revolution
1790 : President George Washington delivers first State of the Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-george-washington-delivers-first-state-of-the-union
Automotive
1916 : Bugatti brother commits suicide
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bugatti-brother-commits-suicide
Civil War
1821 : Confederate General James Longstreet born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederate-general-james-longstreet-born
Cold War
1976 : Chinese leader Zhou Enlai dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-leader-zhou-enlai-dies
Crime
2011 : Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-injured-in-shooting-rampage
Disaster
1996 : Cargo plane crashes into crowded market
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cargo-plane-crashes-into-crowded-market
General Interest
1642 : Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/astronomer-galileo-dies-in-italy
1815 : The Battle of New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-new-orleans
1867 : Congress expands suffrage in nation's capital
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-expands-suffrage-in-nations-capital
1916 : Allies retreat from Gallipoli
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-retreat-from-gallipoli
1918 : Wilson announces his 14 Points
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-announces-his-14-points
1962 : Mona Lisa exhibited in Washington
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/imona-lisai-exhibited-in-washington
Hollywood
1941 : William Randolph Hearst stops Citizen Kane ads
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-randolph-hearst-stops-citizen-kane-ads
Literary
1976 : Ragtime wins the National Book Critics Circle Award
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ragtime-wins-the-national-book-critics-circle-award
Music
1946 : Elvis Presley receives his first guitar
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-presley-receives-his-first-guitar
Old West
1877 : Crazy Horse fights his final battle
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/crazy-horse-fights-his-final-battle
Presidential
1815 : Jackson leads troops to victory at New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-leads-troops-to-victory-at-new-orleans
1918 : Wilson delivers Fourteen Points speech
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-delivers-fourteen-points-speech
Sports
2000 : Music City Miracle
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/music-city-miracle
Vietnam War
1967 : Operation Cedar Falls is launched
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-cedar-falls-is-launched
1973 : Peace talks resume in Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peace-talks-resume-in-paris
World War I
1917 : Wilson outlines the Fourteen Points
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-outlines-the-fourteen-points
World War II
1940 : Mussolini questions Hitler's plans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-questions-hitlers-plans
1877: Crazy Horse fights last battle
On this day in 1877, Crazy Horse and his warriors—outnumbered, low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons to defend themselves—fight their final losing battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana... read more
American Revolution
1790 : President George Washington delivers first State of the Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-george-washington-delivers-first-state-of-the-union
Automotive
1916 : Bugatti brother commits suicide
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bugatti-brother-commits-suicide
Civil War
1821 : Confederate General James Longstreet born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederate-general-james-longstreet-born
Cold War
1976 : Chinese leader Zhou Enlai dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-leader-zhou-enlai-dies
Crime
2011 : Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-injured-in-shooting-rampage
Disaster
1996 : Cargo plane crashes into crowded market
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cargo-plane-crashes-into-crowded-market
General Interest
1642 : Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/astronomer-galileo-dies-in-italy
1815 : The Battle of New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-new-orleans
1867 : Congress expands suffrage in nation's capital
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-expands-suffrage-in-nations-capital
1916 : Allies retreat from Gallipoli
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-retreat-from-gallipoli
1918 : Wilson announces his 14 Points
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-announces-his-14-points
1962 : Mona Lisa exhibited in Washington
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/imona-lisai-exhibited-in-washington
Hollywood
1941 : William Randolph Hearst stops Citizen Kane ads
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-randolph-hearst-stops-citizen-kane-ads
Literary
1976 : Ragtime wins the National Book Critics Circle Award
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ragtime-wins-the-national-book-critics-circle-award
Music
1946 : Elvis Presley receives his first guitar
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-presley-receives-his-first-guitar
Old West
1877 : Crazy Horse fights his final battle
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/crazy-horse-fights-his-final-battle
Presidential
1815 : Jackson leads troops to victory at New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-leads-troops-to-victory-at-new-orleans
1918 : Wilson delivers Fourteen Points speech
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-delivers-fourteen-points-speech
Sports
2000 : Music City Miracle
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/music-city-miracle
Vietnam War
1967 : Operation Cedar Falls is launched
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-cedar-falls-is-launched
1973 : Peace talks resume in Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peace-talks-resume-in-paris
World War I
1917 : Wilson outlines the Fourteen Points
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-outlines-the-fourteen-points
World War II
1940 : Mussolini questions Hitler's plans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-questions-hitlers-plans
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