Bomb Kills Railway Minister Mishra: India's Political Violence
A bomb hidden in the inaugural ceremony of a new railway line killed Lalit Narayan Mishra, India's Minister of Railways, at Samastipur, Bihar. He'd been cutting the ribbon. Mishra was one of the most powerful politicians in Indira Gandhi's Congress party. The investigation dragged on for decades. Three men were eventually convicted in 2014 — thirty-nine years after the blast.
January 2, 1975
51 years ago
What Else Happened on January 2
On January 2 of the Year of the Four Emperors, the Roman legions stationed in Germania Superior refused to swear their annual oath of loyalty to Emperor Galba. …
The Rhine froze solid in the winter of 366 AD. The Alemanni walked across. Thousands of Germanic warriors poured into Roman Gaul on a highway of ice, looting to…
Mercurius became Pope John II on January 2, 533, and set a precedent that has lasted nearly 1,500 years. He was the first pope to change his name upon election.…
Christian forces defeated an Ottoman Turkish army at the Battle of Kunovica in 1444, near modern-day Serbia. The victory was part of the larger Crusade of Varna…
Boabdil wept as he handed over the keys to Granada. His mother supposedly told him: "You weep like a woman for what you could not defend as a man." The pass whe…
This is a duplicate entry for the fall of Granada in 1492. The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula, surrendered to Ferdinan…
Talk to History
Have a conversation with historical figures who witnessed this era. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and bring history to life.