This Day in History: January 8th

Here are ten historical events that took place on January 8th, listed in ascending order:

1. 1815: The Battle of New Orleans concluded. It was the final major battle of the War of 1812, and it took place two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
2. 1835: The United States national debt was zero for the only time in history. This was a brief moment when President Andrew Jackson managed to eliminate the entire national debt.
3. 1867: African American men were granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
4. 1912: The African National Congress (ANC) was founded in South Africa. It played a significant role in the fight against apartheid and later became the ruling party.
5. 1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” during his State of the Union address. This led to the creation of many social programs aimed at reducing poverty in the United States.
6. 1973: The Paris Peace Accords were signed, officially ending the Vietnam War. The agreement called for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam.
7. 1982: American telecommunications company AT&T agreed to divest itself of 22 subdivisions as part of an antitrust agreement. This marked the breakup of the Bell System.
8. 1989: Kegworth air disaster occurred in Leicestershire, England, when a British Midland Boeing 737 crashed onto the M1 motorway, resulting in 47 fatalities.
9. 1996: An overloaded ferry, MV Bukoba, sank in Lake Victoria near Mwanza, Tanzania, leading to one of the deadliest ferry disasters in history, with over 800 fatalities.
10. 2011: U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head during a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The incident resulted in six deaths and multiple injuries.

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