What happend on 8th January

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1918

President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.

1916

World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.

1912

The African National Congress was founded.

1908

A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.

1906

A landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 due to the excavation of clay along the Hudson River.

1900

United States President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule.

1894

A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois causes a good deal of damage.

1889

Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine.

1877

Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry (Montana).

1867

African American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia.