Today is Tuesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2026. There are 338 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 27, 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz and Birkenau Nazi concentration camps in Poland. Also on this date: In 1756, composer Wolfgang Amadeus ...
Today is Monday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2026. There are 339 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense fog in Southern ...
Today is Saturday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2026. There are 341 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, a discovery that sparked the California gold rush. Also on this date: In 1835, a ...
Today is Friday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2026. There are 342 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 23, 1870, approximately 200 Piegan Blackfoot tribe members, mostly women, children and older adults, were killed by U.S. Army troops under the command of Major Eugene Mortimer ...
Today in History: January 22, Supreme Court issues Roe v. Wade decision By The Associated Press 372 words Today is Thursday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2026. There are 343 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared ...
Today in History: January 21, first US case of COVID-19 confirmed By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2026. There are 344 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. reported its first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus ...