History Happens Every Day
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January 2026 Artwork
Inspiration
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, or Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura, is a woodblock print by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, created around 1831. This print, part of the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, features a towering wave threatening boats with Mount Fuji in the distance. It remains one of the most celebrated works of Japanese art.
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​Homage
Waters of the Pacific Rim features famous historical characters whose stories take place in and around the Pacific Ocean. Featured, clockwise, are Ned Kelly (top of wave), Admiral Yi (Turtle Ship), Tupaia and Captain James Cook (outrigger), Kamehameha the Great (on a traditional Hawaiian olo surfboard) and Oda Nobunaga (surfing a modern shortboard). Art by David Hueso.
January 2026 Videos
January 2nd
Science fiction play R.U.R. debuts, 1921
January 10th
Standard Oil formed, 1870
January 13th
The Nika riots in Constantanople, 532 (approximate)
January 14th
Treaty of Paris ratified by US Congress, 1784
January 19th
Henry V of England recaptures Rouen, 1419
January 22nd
Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil, 1808
January 25th
The Battle of Mikatagahara, 1573
January 31th
Jesse James robs train at Gads Hill, 1874
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