Episodios

  • 12th January 1913: The name “Stalin” meaning “man of steel” first used in print by Joseph Dzhugashvili

    12th January 1913: The name “Stalin” meaning “man of steel” first used in print by Joseph Dzhugashvili
    Jan 12 2026
    Like many underground revolutionaries, Joseph Dzhugashvili made frequent use of pseudonyms to evade police surveillance, and first used the alias “K. Stalin” as the signature to a letter in the Social ...
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  • 11th January 1923: French and Belgian troops marched into Germany and occupied the industrial Ruhr area

    11th January 1923: French and Belgian troops marched into Germany and occupied the industrial Ruhr area
    Jan 11 2026
    The occupation of the Ruhr was met with passive resistance by the German workers. Their strike was only called off on 26 September as rampant hyperinflation crippled the German ...
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  • 10th January 49 BCE: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River on his march to Rome

    10th January 49 BCE: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River on his march to Rome
    Jan 10 2026
    Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with the 13th Legion during his march on Rome that led to the Roman Civil ...
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  • 9th January 1806: State funeral of Admiral Horatio Nelson takes place in London, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar

    9th January 1806: State funeral of Admiral Horatio Nelson takes place in London, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar
    Jan 9 2026
    Nelson’s coffin was placed on a grand funeral car designed to resemble HMS Victory for its final journey to St Paul’s Cathedral and subsequently interred in the crypt, joining a small number of national figures accorded this ...
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  • 6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address

    6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address
    Jan 6 2026
    Roosevelt identified freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear that, together, provided a moral framework for US engagement in the ...
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  • 5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

    5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia
    Jan 5 2026
    Dubček replaced Novotný as the leader of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1968 and quickly began to introduce a series of political and economic reforms known as ‘socialism with a human ...
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  • 3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace

    3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace
    Jan 3 2026
    Supporters of imperial restoration occupied key positions in Kyoto on 3 January 1868 and announced the abolition of the Tokugawa ...
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