TWiH: January 22-26, 2024

This week in History

Monday: on January 22, 1437

Renaissance Humanist Niccolò de’ Niccoli died. BItH Unit 16, Section 46: Humanism

Tuesday: on January 23, 1912

The International Opium Convention was signed. BItH Unit 30, Section 89: Drug Wars

Wednesday: on January 24, 1848

Gold was found at Suttter’s Mill, starting the California Gold Rush. BItH Unit 24, Section 72: Gold Rushes

Thursday: on January 25, 1533

England’s King Henry VIII formally wed his second wife, Anne Boleyn. BItH Unit 19, Peoples XIX: British

Friday: on January 26, 2004

Interim president Hamid Karzai signed the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. BItH Unit 30, Peoples XXX: Afghans

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