This Day in History
Today: January 10, 2026
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Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.[1]
9
The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty.[2]
69
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor.[3]
236
Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome.[4]
1072
Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo in Sicily for the Normans.[5]
1430
Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world.[6]
1475
Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.[7]
1645
Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.[8]
1776
American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.[9]
1791
The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.[10]
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