Events Calendar: January 2026 Fred E. Hayes Post 57 Events: January 2026
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NEW YEARS DAY
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Location:World-wide
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Date:Thursday, January 1, 2026
Battle of New Orleans (1815)
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Location:New Orleans, LA
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Date:Thursday, January 8, 2026
General Andrew Jackson and his motley crew of soldiers, militia, frontiersmen, pirates, slaves, and native Americans defeated the British. The British casualties: 20,000; Americans: 100.
Liberation of Auschwitz (1945)
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Location:Osweicim, Poland
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Date:Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Liberation of the German Concentration Camp of Auschwitz by soldiers of the Soviet Army. 1.3 million were sent to the camp; 1.1 million died. 9 in 10 were Jews.
Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes (1986)
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Location:Cape Canaveral FL
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Date:Wednesday, January 28, 2026
At 11:38 a.m. EST, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida and exploded shortly afterwards. Seven crew members died.
Germans Sink US Merchant Ship 91915)
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Location:South Atlantic
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Date:Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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