January 28

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Cologne, Roman EmpireClassical

Trajan Declared in Cologne

A new emperor proclaimed on the Rhine

In the city of Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany, Trajan received word of Emperor Nerva's death and was formally declared Roman emperor. Unlike many of his predecessors, Trajan did not rush to Rome to claim his throne. Instead, he spent months securing the northern frontier, demonstrating the steady confidence and military discipline that would define his reign as one of Rome's greatest.

98 AD

Alice Neel Was Born — A painter who captured the soul on canvas

Merion Square, Pennsylvania, United StatesEarly 20th Century

1900

Alice Neel Was Born

A painter who captured the soul on canvas

Alice Neel was born in Pennsylvania, destined to become one of America's greatest portraitists. For six decades, she painted friends, family, lovers, poets, and strangers with an unflinching honesty that captured not just likeness but essence. Working through the Depression, the McCarthy era, and the social upheavals of the 1960s, Neel documented American life on canvas with a raw emotional power that few artists have matched.

1900 AD

World War II — World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.

Early 20th Century

1945

World War II

World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.

1945 AD