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January 11In 1965, the Beach Boys record their hit single "Do You Wanna Dance?” at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, US. In 1908, US President Theodore Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a national monument. |
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January 12Until the end of this week at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Rama 1 Road, see The Magic World of Czech Illustrators for Children, an exhibition organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic. The show features 90 illustrations from Czech children’s books popular across Europe. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 9 pm. For more details call 02 214 6630. In 1999, American pop singer Britney Spears releases her debut album ...Baby One More Time. |
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January 13Happy Birthday to American singer-songwriter and Flaming Lips lead singer Wayne Coyne (1961). In 2012, the opening ceremony of the first Winter Youth Olympics takes place in Innsbruck, Austria. |
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January 14In 1973, Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, setting the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in TV history. In 2005, the Huygens probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan, after a journey of more than six years. |
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January 15In 1889, the Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is formed in Atlanta, US. In 2001, Wikipedia, a free wiki encyclopaedia, goes online. |
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January 16Birthday wishes go out to English model and fashion designer Kate Moss (1974). In 2003, space shuttle Columbia takes off on a mission for the last time. It breaks apart on re-entry 16 days later. |
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January 17In 1929, cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip. In 2008, a British Airways plane crash lands just short of a runway at London Heathrow Airport in England, with no fatalities. |
