On this day in history
January 20
American
1945Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for an unprecedented fourth term as president.
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for an unprecedented fourth term as president.
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1961John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president, delivering his famous call to ask what you can do for yo…
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president, delivering his famous call to ask what you can do for your country.
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1981Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as president, and the 52 American hostages held in Iran for 444 days are freed th…
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as president, and the 52 American hostages held in Iran for 444 days are freed the same day.
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2009Barack Obama is inaugurated as the first Black president of the United States.
Barack Obama is inaugurated as the first Black president of the United States.
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1937Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for his second term on January 20, the first inauguration held on this date …
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for his second term on January 20, the first inauguration held on this date under the 20th Amendment.
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1968Houston beats UCLA 71 to 69 in the Game of the Century, ending the Bruins' 47 game winning streak.
Houston beats UCLA 71 to 69 in the Game of the Century, ending the Bruins' 47 game winning streak.
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1980President Jimmy Carter announces a US boycott of the Moscow Olympics over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
President Jimmy Carter announces a US boycott of the Moscow Olympics over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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2008Breaking Bad premieres on AMC, starring Bryan Cranston as chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin Walter White.
Breaking Bad premieres on AMC, starring Bryan Cranston as chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin Walter White.
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World
1942Nazi officials meet at the Wannsee Conference near Berlin to coordinate the Final Solution, the plan to murder…
Nazi officials meet at the Wannsee Conference near Berlin to coordinate the Final Solution, the plan to murder Europe's Jews.
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1841China cedes Hong Kong Island to Britain during the First Opium War.
China cedes Hong Kong Island to Britain during the First Opium War.
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1265Simon de Montfort's parliament convenes at Westminster, the first English parliament to include elected repres…
Simon de Montfort's parliament convenes at Westminster, the first English parliament to include elected representatives from towns and shires.
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2025Chinese startup DeepSeek launches the R1 AI model, matching leading models at a fraction of the cost in what e…
Chinese startup DeepSeek launches the R1 AI model, matching leading models at a fraction of the cost in what experts call a Sputnik moment.
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