Welcome to Today’s Historical Events!
Today is Monday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2025. There are 352 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald Trump faced impeachment by the U.S. House following the violent siege of the Capitol on Jan. 6. He became the first president to be impeached twice, with bipartisan support. (Trump was later acquitted by the Senate after his term ended.)
Other significant events on this date:
In 1733, James Oglethorpe and English colonists arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, on their way to settle in Georgia.
In 1794, two stars and two stripes were added to the American flag after Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union (later reduced to the original 13 stripes).
In 1941, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. birthright citizenship.
In 1979, singer Donny Hathaway tragically passed away at the age of 34.
In 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.’s 14th Street Bridge during a snowstorm, resulting in multiple fatalities.
In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first elected Black governor in the U.S.
In 1992, Japan issued an apology for forcing Korean women to serve as sex slaves during World War II.
Notable birthdays today:
- Golf Hall of Famer Mark O’Meara turns 68.
- Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus celebrates her 64th birthday.
- Country singer Trace Adkins is 63 today.
- Actor Patrick Dempsey turns 59.
- TV producer-writer Shonda Rhimes is 55.
- Actor Orlando Bloom celebrates his 48th birthday.
- Actor Liam Hemsworth turns 35.
- Actor Natalia Dyer is 30 today.
- NHL center Connor McDavid is 28.
