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January 6In 1947, Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world. In 1957, Elvis Presley makes his last appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York City. |
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January 7In 1904, the distress signal "CQD" is established, only to be replaced two years later by "SOS". In 1894, William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for the motion picture film. |
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January 8In 1976, American singer-songwriter and former Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis is born. In 1963, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC |
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January 9Until March 16, 100 Tonson Gallery on Ploenchit Road celebrates its10th anniversary with a group exhibition curated by renowned artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. The gallery is open from Thursday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm. For more information, please call 02 684 1527. In 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone. |
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January 10In 1929, The Adventures of Tintin, a popular European comic book, is first published in Belgium. In 1962, NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle for the Apollo programme. It would become known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, and would help launch every Apollo moon mission. |
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January 11See famous K-pop group Girls' Generation in Bangkok at their Girls' Generation World Tour Girls & Peace. The girls hit the stage at 6pm at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani. Tickets are 1,200-6,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1967, English rock musician Jimi Hendrix records his hit single "Purple Haze." |
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January 12Birthday wishes go out to singer-songwriter and actress Pixie Lott (1991). In 2007, Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) reaches perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years. |
