January 29: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1819Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore and established a British trading post there.
2. 1845Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'The Raven' was first published in a newspaper.
3. 1891Liliʻuokalani ascended the throne as the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
4. 1936The first players to be inducted into the US Baseball Hall of Fame were announced.
5. 1959Sweden's Eurovision selection contest, Melodifestivalen, was held for the first time in Stockholm.

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