This Day in History: January 17th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on January 17th, listed in chronological order:

1. 395: Roman Emperor Theodosius I dies, leading to the permanent division of the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves.
2. 1773: Captain James Cook becomes the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle.
3. 1781: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens – American forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces.
4. 1893: Hawaii’s monarchy is overthrown as a group of American sugar planters, supported by U.S. Marines, overthrow Queen Liliuokalani.
5. 1912: British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his team reach the South Pole, only to discover that Norwegian Roald Amundsen had preceded them.
6. 1945: Soviet forces liberate the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
7. 1966: A U.S. B-52 bomber collides with a refueling tanker over Spain, dropping four hydrogen bombs on the coastline near Palomares; three are recovered, but one is lost.
8. 1991: Operation Desert Storm begins with the U.S.-led coalition launching airstrikes against Iraq during the Gulf War.
9. 1994: The 6.7 Northridge earthquake shakes Southern California, causing widespread damage.
10. 2013: The United States Department of Defense announces a decision to lift a ban on women serving in combat.

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