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January 16

This Day in History

6 historical events

National Events (6)

1991

Operation Desert Storm begins

Coalition forces led by the United States launched a massive air campaign against Iraq after it refused to withdraw from occupied Kuwait by the UN deadline

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1991

Operation Desert Storm begins

Coalition forces led by the United States launched a massive air campaign against Iraq after it refused to withdraw from occupied Kuwait by the UN deadline

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1919

Prohibition ratified

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transport of intoxicating liquors, was ratified by the necessary number of states

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1919

Prohibition ratified

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transport of intoxicating liquors, was ratified by the necessary number of states

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1547

Ivan the Terrible crowned Tsar

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible) was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in Moscow

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1547

Ivan the Terrible crowned Tsar

Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible) was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in Moscow

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