In History, Today on January 14

The Council of Troyes opens, during which the Knights Templar are officially recognized and given a rule by Bernard of Clairvaux.

Treaty of Madrid was signed, in which Francis I of France was forced to cede Burgundy to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, after his defeat at the Battle of Pavia.

Spain annexed Cuba, establishing it as a colony and beginning a long period of Spanish rule over the island.

The Fundamental Orders, considered by some as the first written constitution that created a government, are adopted in Connecticut.

The Third Battle of Panipat takes place, marking a significant conflict between the Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire in India.

The United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt by Felice Orsini, an Italian nationalist.

Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" premiered in Cairo, Egypt, marking a significant cultural event in the history of opera.

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills more than 1,000 people and causes extensive damage.

The Casablanca Conference began during World War II, where Allied leaders planned the next phase of the war.

Marshal Josip Broz Tito is inaugurated as the first President of Yugoslavia.

The Human Be-In, a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Elvis Presley's concert, Aloha from Hawaii, is broadcast live via satellite, making it the first worldwide satellite broadcast by an entertainer.

President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which stop the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear missiles at each other's countries.

The national flag of Georgia, known as the Five Cross Flag, is restored to official use after a hiatus of over 500 years.

The European Space Agency's Huygens probe successfully lands on Saturn's moon Titan, marking the first landing on a moon in the outer solar system.

Yemen declares an open war on al-Qaeda, following a series of attacks and increased international pressure.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia after a month of protests, marking the first successful ousting of an Arab leader in the Arab Spring.

A terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, results in the deaths of at least 21 people, with the extremist group al-Shabaab claiming responsibility.