What happend on 9th January

This is day of

Richard Nixon's birthday is observed. He served as the 37th President of the United States.

1945

American forces free the inmates of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland, revealing the extent of the Holocaust's atrocities.

1905

The "Bloody Sunday" incident takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, when peaceful protesters are fired upon by troops, sparking the Russian Revolution of 1905.

1493

During his second voyage, Christopher Columbus reaches the island of Puerto Rico, which he names San Juan Bautista.