MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025

1610-Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, fourth satellite of Jupiter

1898-Emile Zola publishes his open letter "J'accuse" accusing the French government of framing Alfred Dreyfus for sabotage

1915-Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, presents plan for assault on Dardanelles

1923-Taking advantage of the chaotic condition of Germany, Hitler stages a demonstration of 5000 storm troopers and denounces the "November crime"

1930-"Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears

1942-Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies

1943-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca, French Morocco for a conference of Allied forces in World War II

1985-Express train derails in Ethiopia, killing at least 428

1993-French, British, and US fighter jets launch bombing raids in southern Iraq