📜 This Day in History
January 9
1797War of the First Coalition: The siege of Kehl by Habsburg and Württembergian forces ended when French troops withdrew from their fortifications.- 1917World War I: A meeting of the German Crown Council decided upon the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.
- 1972Seawise University, formerly RMS Queen Elizabeth, an ocean liner that sailed the Atlantic for Cunard Line, caught fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.
- 1981U.S. representative Raymond Lederer was convicted of bribery and conspiracy for his role in the Abscam scandal, but continued to serve his term for three more months.
- 1996First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
- 2015A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
