January certainly has a habit of feeling like a doorway. Indeed, it is the opening month of every new year, every four years sees the inauguration of a new US president, and history has shown that the month has been filled with some of the world’s most divisive events.
Over the centuries, January has been the month of uprisings, speeches, scientific leaps, disasters, and even the births of babies who would later become icons. One month truly has held a thrilling number of moments.
Intrigued? Click on to see which major historical events have happened in the month of January.