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January 20 – Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, [27] and Mike Pence is sworn in as the 48th vice president. January 21 – 2.9 million people attend the Women's March in opposition to the inauguration of Donald Trump, making it the single biggest protest in U.S. history. [28] January 23.
Personal income in the United States: Increase 0.5% in November 2019, compared to +0.1% in October; Wages and salaries increase 0.4% in November, compared to 0.5% in October. [512] Current account deficit: Down $1.1 billion, or 0.9%, to $124.1 billion in the third quarter of 2019.
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Pre-1600
1. AD 25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. 2. 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions. 3. 395 – Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas. 4. 511 – King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve. 5. 602 – Byzantine Emperor Maurice is forced to watch as the usurper Phocas executes his...
1601–1900
1. 1727 – The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Churchin Berlin is laid. 2. 1755 – An earthquake in northern Morocco devastates the cities of Fes and Meknes. 3. 1809 – The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London. 4. 1815 – Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland. 5. 1830 – Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition. 6. 1835 – James Pratt and John Smithare hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy...
1901–present
1. 1901 – The U.S. Army War Collegeis established. 2. 1912 – Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco. 3. 1917 – P. E. Svinhufvud becomes the chairman of his first senate, technically the first Prime Minister of Finland. 4. 1918 – The Makhnovshchinais established. 5. 1924 – In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Paradeis held. 6. 1940 – In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other...
Pre-1600
1. 111 – Antinous, Greek favourite of Hadrian(d. 130) 2. 1127 – Emperor Xiaozong of Song(d. 1194) 3. 1380 – King Ferdinand I of Aragon(d. 1416) 4. 1422 – Gaston IV, Count of Foix, French nobleman (d. 1472) 5. 1548 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (d. 1598) 6. 1558 – Mingyi Swa, Crown Prince of Burma (d. 1593) 7. 1576 – Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyō (d. 1638) 8. 1582 – Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (d. 1651) 9. 1586 – Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet, English politicians and R...
1601–1900
1. 1630 – Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria(d. 1665) 2. 1635 – Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France(d. 1719) 3. 1640 – Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland(d. 1709) 4. 1701 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1744) 5. 1710 – Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (d. 1787) 6. 1746 – Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs(d. 1813) 7. 1746 – Inc...
1901–present
1. 1901 – Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962) 2. 1903 – Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1976) 3. 1905 – Astrid Allwyn, American actress (d. 1978) 4. 1907 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (d. 2003) 5. 1907 – L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (d. 2000) 6. 1909 – James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 1955) 7. 1909 – Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1967) 8. 1911 –...
Pre-1600
1. 8 BC – Horace, Roman soldier and poet (b. 65 BC) 2. 395 – Rufinus, Roman politician (b. 335) 3. 450 – Galla Placidia, Roman Empress(b. 392) 4. 511 – Clovis I, king of the Franks 5. 602 – Maurice, Byzantine emperor (b. 539) 6. 639 – Acarius, bishop of Doornik and Noyon 7. 1198 – Constance, Queen of Sicily(b. 1154) 8. 1252 – Blanche of Castile(b. 1188) 9. 1346 – Saint Gregory of Sinai(b. c. 1260) 10. 1382 – Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (b. 1340) 11. 1474 – Guillaume Du Fay, French c...
1601–1900
1. 1620 – Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (b. 1577) 2. 1632 – John Eliot, English politician (b. 1592) 3. 1703 – Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644) 4. 1754 – Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (b. 1667) 5. 1811 – Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine(b. 1719) 6. 1819 – Gustavus Conyngham, Irish-born American merchant sea captain, an officer in the Continental Navy and a privateer. 7. 1822 – Old Bil...
1901–present
1. 1901 – Clement Studebaker, American businessman, co-founded Studebaker(b. 1831) 2. 1908 – Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1827) 3. 1916 – Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet and playwright (b. 1855) 4. 1919 – Manuel Espinosa Batista, Panamanian pharmacist and politician (b. 1857) 5. 1920 – Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1853) 6. 1921 – Douglas Cameron, Canadian contractor and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba(b. 1854) 7....
Christian feast day:Lancashire Day (United Kingdom)Maaveerar Day (Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka)Naval Infantry Day (Russia)The New York Times: On This DayUnix time. 1483228800 – 1514764799. 2017 ( MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
2016 United States presidential election ← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 → 538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win Opinion polls Turnout 60.1% 1.5 pp Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine Electoral vote 304 [a] 227 [a] States carried 30 + ME-02 20 + DC Popular vote ...
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Unix time. 1546300800 – 1577836799. 2019 ( MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade.
International relations China–United States relations, Hong Kong–United States relations, 2019 Hong Kong protests U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law despite strong opposition from China. The bill means the U.S. will only trade with Hong Kong if it retains enough autonomy and bans the export of crowd-control munitions to Hong Kong Police ...
