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Wednesday, 14 January 2026

2005

Landing of the ''Huygens'' probe on Saturn's moon Titan.

2004

The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

2000

A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village.

1999

Toronto, Ontario Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city.

1998

Researchers in Dallas, Texas present findings about an enzyme that slows aging and cell death (apoptosis).

An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.

1975

Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, ''aka'' "the Black Panther".

1972

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.

1969

An explosion aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}} near Hawaii kills 27 people.

1967

Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Between 20,000 to 30,000 people attend.

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