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January 18Until January 28 at The Gallery at Pullman Bangkok Hotel G on Silom Road, see Popkapi, the latest series of paintings by local artist Jakkrit Chewapanya. The show features a colourful collection of self-portraits expressing his light-hearted outlook on life. The gallery is open daily, from 10 am to 5 pm. For more details call 02 238 1991. In 2005, European airline manufacturer Airbus unveils the world’s largest commercial jet, the Airbus A380, at a ceremony in France |
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January 19In 1983, Apple announces the Apple Lisa, one of the first commercial personal computers to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse. In 1997, snow falls in Miami, US, for the first and only time in the history of the city. |
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January 20Happy Birthday to American musician DJ, producer, and The Roots member Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known as Questlove (1971). In 2006, witnesses report seeing a whale swimming in the River Thames in London. It’s the first time a whale has been seen in the river since records began.
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January 21Birthday wishes go out to American singer-songwriter and actress Chan Marshall, better known at Cat Power (1972). In 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh, one of the Vietnam War’s longest battles, begins and continues for 11 weeks. |
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January 22In 1966, The Beach Boys begin recording their hit "Wouldn't It Be Nice." In 2006, Pitchfork Media places the single at No. 7 on its list of the 200 greatest songs of the 1960s. In 1990, Robert Tappan Morris is convicted of releasing the Morris Worm, the first computer worm to cause great damage to the Internet. |
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January 23Party people shouldn’t miss the fun of Gravity Thailand 2016 presents Arcadia the Bangkok Takeover, the dance music event coming to the city for the second time. Enjoy the lights and lasers, a gigantic spider stage and some of the world’s finest DJ’s such as DVBBS, Kaskade, Zomboy, DJ BL3ND and many more from 5 pm until late at Lumpini Square, Rama 4 Road. Tickets are 2,500 to 5,000 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1973, US President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam. |
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January 24Happy Birthday to American actress and model Mischa Barton (1986). In 1908, the first Boy Scout troop is organised in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
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