This Day In History
January 29
1918
Ukrainian-Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
1989
Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so
1991
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
1996
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.
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