January 25
From Multiversal Omnipedia
- 1791: Real World - The province of Quebec is split into Upper and Lower Canada by an act of the British Parliament.
- 1890: Real World - Journalist Nellie Bly completes her trip around the world, beating Jules Verne's literary record (her trip took 72 days).
- 1917: Real World - The United States buys the Danish West Indies.
- 1919: Real World - The League of Nations is founded.
- 1942: Real World - Thailand declares war on the U.K. and the U.S.
- 1949: Real World - David Ben-Gurion becomes the first elected Prime Minister of Israel. The first Emmy Awards are presented.
- 1995: Real World - Russia almost launches a nuclear strike after a Norwegian missile launch is misinterpreted as an attack.
- 2006: Real World - Palestinian Legislative Council elections are held; Hamas wins a majority of seats.
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