Pick one............even if it turns into Jan 22 (-:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_21

1997 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

As the atmospheric scientist, I get all the natural disasters:

2003 – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.