On This Day: January 16th

The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.

The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve.

Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashes into a residential area near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 39 people.

Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant.

The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence.

Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.

The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.

War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.