Bird Park of Jakarta located in Indonesia

Stadium of Jakarta located in Indonesia

January 3 - The Day in History - What happend

January 3 : General Interest 1990: Noriega surrenders to U.S. On this day in 1990, Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking... read more American Revolution 1777 : The Battle of Princeton http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-princeton Automotive 1969 : All-time Formula One champ born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/all-time-formula-one-champ-born Civil War 1861 : Delaware rejects secession http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delaware-rejects-secession Cold War 1961 : United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-severs-diplomatic-relations-with-cuba Crime 1990 : The husband did it: The controversial Stuart case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-husband-did-it-the-controversial-stuart-case Disaster 1999 : Great Lakes region digs out from record blizzard http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-lakes-region-digs-out-from-record-blizzard General Interest 1521 : Martin Luther excommunicated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-excommunicated 1868 : Meiji Restoration in Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meiji-restoration-in-japan 1924 : King Tut's sarcophagus uncovered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-tuts-sarcophagus-uncovered 1959 : Alaska admitted into Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alaska-admitted-into-union 1967 : Jack Ruby dies before second trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-ruby-dies-before-second-trial Hollywood 1952 : Dragnet TV show debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dragnet-tv-show-debuts Literary 1841 : Herman Melville sails for the South Seas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herman-melville-sails-for-the-south-seas Music 1987 : Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inducts-first-woman Old West 1834 : Stephen Austin imprisoned by Mexicans http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stephen-austin-imprisoned-by-mexicans Presidential 1938 : Franklin Roosevelt founds March of Dimes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-roosevelt-founds-march-of-dimes Sports 1993 : Buffalo Bills pull off greatest comeback in NFL history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buffalo-bills-pull-off-greatest-comeback-in-nfl-history Vietnam War 1965 : Antigovernment demonstrators clash with police http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antigovernment-demonstrators-clash-with-police 1968 : McCarthy announces his presidential candidacy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccarthy-announces-his-presidential-candidacy World War I 1917 : British nurse Marion Rice writes from a hospital on the Western Front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-nurse-marion-rice-writes-from-a-hospital-on-the-western-front World War II 1945 : MacArthur and Nimitz given new commands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-and-nimitz-given-new-commands

January 2 - The Day in History - What Happend

January 2 : General Interest
1980: U.S.-Russia detente ends

On this day in 1980, in a strong reaction to the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asks the Senate to postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S. ambassador to Moscow. These actions sent a message that the age of detente and the friendlier diplomatic and economic relations that were established between the United States and Soviet Union during President Richard Nixon's administration (1969-74) had ended... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Congress publishes the Tory Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-publishes-the-tory-act

Automotive
2009 : Rare Bugatti found in British garage
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rare-bugatti-found-in-british-garage

Civil War
1863 : Yankees are victorious at the Battle of Stones River
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-stones-river-concludes

Cold War
1980 : Carter reacts to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-reacts-to-soviet-intervention-in-afghanistan

Crime
1981 : The Yorkshire Ripper is apprehended
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-yorkshire-ripper-is-apprehended

Disaster
1971 : Football fans crushed in stadium stampede
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/football-fans-crushed-in-stadium-stampede

General Interest
1492 : Reconquest of Spain
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reconquest-of-spain
1788 : Georgia enters the Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgia-enters-the-union
1811 : First censuring of a U.S. senator
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-censuring-of-a-us-senator
1905 : Russian fleet surrenders at Port Arthur
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russian-fleet-surrenders-at-port-arthur
1958 : Callas walks out of performanced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/callas-walks-out-of-performance

Hollywood
1980 : Sherry Lansing named first female studio production head
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sherry-lansing-named-first-female-studio-production-head

Literary
1897 : Stephen Crane's boat sinks
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stephen-cranes-boat-sinks

Music
1962 : Folk group The Weavers are banned by NBC after refusing to sign a loyalty oath
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/folk-group-the-weavers-are-banned-by-nbc-after-refusing-to-sign-a-loyalty-oath

Old West
1923 : Secretary Fall resigns in Teapot Dome scandal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/secretary-fall-resigns-in-teapot-dome-scandal

Presidential
1890 : Harrison welcomes Alice Sanger as first female staffer
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harrison-welcomes-alice-sanger-as-first-female-staffer
1974 : Nixon signs national speed limit into law
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-signs-national-speed-limit-into-law

Sports
1956 : Sooners win 30th game in a row
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sooners-win-30th-game-in-a-row

Vietnam War
1963 : Viet Cong are successful at Ap Bac
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-are-successful-at-ap-bac
1967 : U.S. planes down seven enemy planes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-planes-down-seven-enemy-planes

World War I
1905 : Japanese capture Russian naval base at Port Arthur
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-capture-russian-naval-base-at-port-arthur

World War II
1942 : Navy opens a blimp base in New Jersey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/navy-opens-a-blimp-base-in-new-jersey

January 1 - The Day in History - What Happend

January 1 : General Interest
1959: Batista forced out by Castro-led revolution

On this day in 1959, facing a popular revolution spearheaded by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees the island nation... read more


American Revolution
1781 : Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mutiny-of-the-pennsylvania-line

Automotive
1919 : Edsel Ford succeeds father as president of Ford
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edsel-ford-succeeds-father-as-president-of-ford

Civil War
1863 : The Emancipation Proclamation takes effects
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-emancipation-proclamation-takes-effect

Cold War
1959 : Cuban dictator Batista falls from power
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-dictator-batista-falls-from-power

Crime
1973 : The real-life murder behind Looking For Mr. Goodbar
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-real-life-murder-behind-looking-for-mr-goodbar

Disaster
1978 : Air India jet crashes just after takeoff
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/air-india-jet-crashes-just-after-takeoff

General Interest
45 B.C. : New Year's Day
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-years-day
1803 : Haitian independence proclaimed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/haitian-independence-proclaimed
1863 : Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emancipation-proclamation-goes-into-effect
1876 : First modern Mummers' Parade
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-modern-mummers-parade

Hollywood
1915 : Sneak preview of The Birth of a Nation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sneak-preview-of-the-birth-of-a-nation

Literary
1879 : E.M. Forster is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/em-forster-is-born

Music
1958 : Inmate Merle Haggard hears Johnny Cash play San Quentin State Prison
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/inmate-merle-haggard-hears-johnny-cash-play-san-quentin-state-prison

Old West
1863 : A Nebraska farmer files the first homestead claim
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-nebraska-farmer-files-the-first-homestead-claim

Presidential
1863 : Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-signs-emancipation-proclamation

Vietnam War
1966 : 1st Marine Division advance elements arrive
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/1st-marine-division-advance-elements-arrive
1967 : Operation Sam Houston begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-sam-houston-begins

World War I
1915 : British ship Formidable is torpedoed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-ship-formidable-is-torpedoed

World War II
1942 : United Nations created
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-nations-created
1946 : Hidden Japanese surrender after Pacific War has ended
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hidden-japanese-surrender-after-pacific-war-has-ended

GreenLand with Ice City

Snow covered area with birds and animals