This Day In History, January 14th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on January 14th.
Henry VII is installed as the Holy Roman Emperor in Rome in 1236.
Edmond Halley, an English astronomer who discovered Halley's Comet, passes away in London at the age of 85 in 1742.
The American Revolution is finally put to an end in 1784 when the Treaty of Paris is ratified by the United States.
1950: In Wolfsburg, Germany, the Volkswagen Beetle's first prototype is unveiled.
29 sailors are killed in a 1969 explosion aboard the USS Enterprise off the coast of Hawaii.
Henry VII is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome.
Pope Gregory IX crowned Henry VII, Count of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor in Rome on January 14, 1236. Henry VII's reign heralded a brief time of renewal for the Holy Roman Empire because he was the first emperor to be crowned in Rome since Frederick II in 1220. However, his efforts to unify the imperial power and reform the Italian city-states finally failed, and he passed away from malaria in 1242. Henry VII is still regarded as a significant person in the history of the Holy Roman Empire and the Middle Ages.
English astronomer Edmond Halley, who discovered Halley's Comet, dies in London at age 85.
On January 14th, 1742, Edmond Halley, an English astronomer who made the discovery of Halley's Comet, passed away in London. He was 85 years old. The comet that bears his name was discovered to be periodic and would return to the inner solar system around every 76 years by Halley, who is well known for his work on comets. Halley's Comet will most likely reappear in 2061 after being last seen from Earth in 1986. Halley made major contributions to the domains of navigation, geophysics, and mathematics in addition to his work on comets.
The United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the American Revolution.
The American Revolution came to an end when the United States approved the Treaty of Paris, which had been signed on September 3rd, 1783. The United States was granted independence by the Treaty of Paris, which also defined its borders, which ran from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to Spanish Florida. Along with granting the United States and Britain fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland, the pact also provided for the return of property looted from Loyalists during the conflict. As the nascent nation started the process of creating a new government and establishing itself as a global force, the signing of the Treaty of Paris signaled the start of a new era in American history.
The first prototype of the Volkswagen Beetle is unveiled in Wolfsburg, Germany.
The Volkswagen Beetle's first prototype was shown in Wolfsburg, Germany, on January 14th, 1950. Ferdinand Porsche had initially planned for the Beetle, which he had created in the 1930s, to be a "people's car" that would be affordable and available to the typical German citizen. However, during World War II, development was interrupted, and the Beetle wasn't put into production again until after the war. With over 21 million units produced throughout the length of its production run, the Beetle went on to become one of the most recognizable automobiles of the 20th century. The Beetle gained popularity not just in Germany but all around the world because to its straightforward design, dependability, and affordability. A new era for the famous car began in 2019 as the final Beetle rolled off the assembly line.
An explosion on board the USS Enterprise off the coast of Hawaii kills 27 sailors.
Off the coast of Hawaii, on January 14, 1969, an explosion on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise claimed the lives of 27 servicemen and injured more than 300 others. An F-4 Phantom II fighter jet on the flight deck accidentally launched a Zuni rocket that hit a parked A-4 Skyhawk and set off a series of explosions and fires. This caused the explosion. The crew of the Enterprise was able to put out the fires and save the ship with assistance from other nearby ships. The sad occurrence changed Navy personnel's safety standards and training because it served as a reminder of the risks involved in using sophisticated and powerful military weapons.