January 26th
1700 – The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
1837 – Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
1992 – Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia is going to stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
2004 – A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing Sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.
2006 – Western Union discontinues use of its telegram service.
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