On this day — January 3

including the capital Caracas and captures Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores.

Iran, during a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani four years earlier.

igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict.

deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.

Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.

starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.

called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.

resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.

Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.

Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.

W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people.