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==Events== * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. * 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy. *1492 – Reconquista: the Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders. *1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey. *1788 – Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution. *1791 – Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War. *1818 – The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded. *1833 – Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. *1860 – The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. *1865 – Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as Brazilian and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay. *1871 – Amadeus I becomes King of Spain. *1900 – American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. *1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China. *1911 – A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. *1920 – The second Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities. *1927 – Angered by the anti-clerical provisions of the Mexican Constitution of 1917, Catholic rebels in Mexico rebelled against the government. *1935 – Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. *1941 – World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. *1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring. * 1942 – World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces. *1945 – World War II: Nuremberg, Germany (in German, Nürnberg) is severely bombed by Allied forces. *1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. *1955 – Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera is assassinated. *1959 – ''Luna 1'', the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. *1963 – Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac. *1967 – Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California *1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match. *1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. *1975 – A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Minister of Railways Lalit Narayan Mishra. * 1975 – Bangladeshi Marxist leader Siraj Sikder is arrested and dies while in police custody. *1976 – The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. *1981 – One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. *1992 – Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia. *1993 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon. *1999 – A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported. *2004 – ''Stardust'' successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. *2006 – An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition. *2011 – January 2011 Baghdad shootings take place. *2013 – Barack Obama signs the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「January 2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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