On 18 January 1912 Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole only to find that Roald Amundsen had already been there. Sadly Scott and his men did not make it back to safety. www.localhistories.org/scott.html
Monday, 18 January 2021
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
King Canute
King Canute was crowned king of England on 6 January 1017. www.localhistories.org/canute.html
Monday, 4 January 2021
Myanmar
4 January is Myanmar Independence Day. Myanmar (then called Burma) became independent on 4 January 1948) www.localhistories.org/burma.html
Sunday, 3 January 2021
Alaska
On 3 January 1959 Alaska became the 49th state of the USA www.localhistories.org/alaska.html
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