January 29 in history: • 1845 – American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror as the newspaper's first publication attributed to Poe. → go there • 1856 – Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War. → go there • 1891 – Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ascended the throne. → go there • 1911 – Mexican Revolution: The Magonista rebellion began when Mexican Liberal Party troops captured the town of Mexicali. → go there • 1991 – The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces. → go there Born 1761: Albert Gallatin Wiki link Born 1866: Józefa Joteyko Wiki link Born 1976: Elin Rombo Wiki link Died 2016: Jean-Marie Doré Wiki link Pictured: "The Raven" illustration by [[John Tenniel]].