On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
January 8
7 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
Five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States were killed by the Huaorani in the rainforest of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
Wikipedia: EvangelicalismFollowing Pakistan's defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto released Bangladeshi politician Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (pictured) from prison in response to international pressure.
Wikipedia: Pakistani Instrument of Surrender
Three bombs attributed to Armenian nationalists exploded across Moscow, killing seven people and injuring 37 people.
Wikipedia: 1977 Moscow bombings
In Trans-en-Provence, France, a local farmer reported a UFO sighting claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time".
Wikipedia: Trans-en-Provence
Jeremy Wade Delle committed suicide in his high-school class in Richardson, Texas, an event that inspired the Pearl Jam song "Jeremy".
Wikipedia: Richardson, Texas
Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attacked the bus transporting the Togo national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, killing three people.
Wikipedia: Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by U.S. representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and injuring twelve others.
Wikipedia: Jared Lee Loughner