This Day in History: January 9th

Here’s a list of historical events that took place on January 9th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1431: The trial of Joan of Arc began in Rouen, France.
2. 1493: The Treaty of Barcelona was signed between King Ferdinand II of Aragon and King Charles VIII of France.
3. 1768: Connecticut became the fifth U.S. state.
4. 1788: Philip Astley staged the first modern circus in London, England.
5. 1793: Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first successful balloon flight in the United States.
6. 1902: New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public.
7. 1916: The World War I Battle of Gallipoli ended with an Ottoman Empire victory as Allied forces withdrew.
8. 1923: Juan de la Cierva made the first autogyro flight in Spain.
9. 1964: Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison in South Africa.
10. 2007: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone during a keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.

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