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TODAY - Jan 28, 2026

Thought of the Day

I want to know the God's thoughts; the rest are details.

Today's Birthday

Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein Pianist, American(1887)

A Polish-born American classical pianist.

 
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock Painter, American(1912)

An American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

 
Alan Alda
Alan Alda Actor, American(1936)

An American actor, director and author.

 
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy Politician, French(1955)

A French politician who became French President in 2007.

 
Henry VII
Henry VII Emperor, French(1457)

First ruler of the house of Tudor and the king of England

This day in History

1807

London is the first city in the world to be lit by gas lights.

1855

The Panama railway is completed, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

1908

Julia Ward Howe, author and reformer, is the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in part for writing the famous poem "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

1939

The German chemist and Nobel Prize winner Otto Hahn is reported to have discovered a means of unleashing the immense power stored inside the atom.

Man who made the difference

Henry VII (1457-1509)

Henry VII

First ruler of the house of Tudor and the king of England (1485-1509), was born on 28th January, 1457, in Pembroke Castle. After the death of Henry VI, he became head of the house of Lancaster. In 1483, when Richard, duke of York and Edward V were murdered in the Tower of London, presumably on the order of Richard III, (the successor of Edward), he took advantage of this situation and collected an army. Henry crossed over to Wales. He met and defeated Richard at Bosworth Field in England in 1485.During the battle Richard was killed. Henry VII was crowned in London. Henry married Elizabeth “the Yorkist heiress” for uniting the houses of York. She was Edward's eldest daughter. He died on April 21, 1509, in Richmond Palace, Richmond, United Kingdom.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal