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| January 20th |
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| About January 20th is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 345 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (346 in leap years). The United States Presidential Inauguration usually takes places on January 20th every four years. Births 1732 - Richard Henry Lee, American statesman 1896 - George Burns, comedian, actor, writer 1922 - Ray Anthony, songwriter, actor ("Bunny Hop", "Hokey Pokey") 1930 - Buzz Aldrin, pilot, astronaut (second person to walk on the Moon) 1952 - Paul Stanley, guitarist, singer (Kiss) 1956 - Bill Maher, comedian, television host, political commentator 1966 - Rainn Wilson, actor (The Office, The Rocker) 1968 - Melissa Rivers, television show host Deaths 1947 - Josh Gibson, Hall of Fame baseball catcher 1962 - Robinson Jeffers, poet, environmentalist 1990 - Barbara Stanwyck, actress (The Big Valley) 2009 - Dante Lavelli, Hall of Fame receiver Events 1885 - LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents the roller coaster. 1892 - The first official basketball game is played at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1920 - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded. 1949 - Harry S. Truman's inauguration becomes the first to be televised. 1964 - Meet The Beatles! is released in the United States by Capitol Records. 1980 - The Pittsburgh Steelers capture their fourth championship with a 31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. 1981 - Iran releases 52 American hostages only 20 minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as U.S. President. 1985 - The San Francisco 49ers win their second Lombardi Trophy with a 38-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. 1996 - Yasser Arafat becomes the first democratically elected leader of the Palestinian people. 2009 - Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first U.S. African-American president. |
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