Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, a combat operation that drove Iraqi forces out of ...

Today is Thursday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2026. There are 350 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320 safely in New York's Hudson River after striking a flock of birds that disabled both engines ...

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2026. There are 351 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 14, 2013, cyclist Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey during a videotaped interview he’d used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de ...

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2026. There are 352 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, becoming the only president twice impeached; 10 Republicans joined ...

Today is Monday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2026. There are 353 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 12, 1969, the biggest upset in Super Bowl history occurred as the New York Jets of the American Football League defeated the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in ...

Today is Saturday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2026. There are 355 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 10, 1982, San Francisco 49ers receiver Dwight Clark caught a touchdown pass from Joe Montana with 58 seconds left in the NFC Championship Game; one of the most famous plays in NFL ...