Events
of the day
Data
Protection Day (USA, Canada
& 27 European countries)
Data
Privacy Day is an international holiday
that occurs every January 28. The purpose
of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness
and promote privacy education. It is currently
celebrated in the United States, Canada,
and 27 European countries. On January 26,
2009, the United States House of Representatives
passed House Resolution HR 31 by a vote
of 402-0, declaring January 28 National
Data Privacy Day.
1624
– Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British
colony in the Caribbean, on the island of
Saint Kitts.
1821 – Alexander Island is first discovered
by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.
1855 – A locomotive, on the Panama Railway,
runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
Ocean for the first time.
1902 – The Carnegie Institution of Washington
is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10
million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
1933 – The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary
Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian
Muslims who then thereby adopted it further
for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
1935 – Iceland becomes the first Western
country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
1965 – The current design of the Flag of
Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission
– Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart
after liftoff killing all seven astronauts
on board.
2011 – Hundreds of thousands of protesters
filled up the Egyptian's streets in demonstrations
referred to as "Friday of Anger"
against the Mubarak regime.
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