January 20 - The Day in History

January 20 : General Interest 1981: Iran Hostage Crisis ends Minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis... read more American Revolution 1777 : Battle of Millstone, New Jersey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-millstone-new-jersey Automotive 1909 : GM takes an interest in Oakland Motor Car Corp. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gm-takes-an-interest-in-oakland-motor-car-corp Civil War 1863 : Union General Burnside's troops get bogged down in mud http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mud-march-begins Cold War 1949 : Truman announces Point Four program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-point-four-program Crime 1974 : Football player-turned-murderer born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/football-player-turned-murderer-born Disaster 1980 : Bullfight spectators die when bleachers collapse http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bullfight-spectators-die-when-bleachers-collapse General Interest 1841 : Hong Kong ceded to the British http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hong-kong-ceded-to-the-british 1945 : FDR inaugurated to fourth term http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-inaugurated-to-fourth-term 1961 : John F. Kennedy inaugurated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-inaugurated 1987 : Terry Waite disappears http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terry-waite-disappears 1996 : Arafat elected leader of Palestine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arafat-elected-leader-of-palestine Hollywood 1993 : Actress Audrey Hepburn dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actress-audrey-hepburn-dies Literary 1961 : Robert Frost reads at JFK's inauguration http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-frost-reads-at-jfks-inauguration Music 1973 : Country star Jerry Lee Lewis rocks the Grand Ole Opry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/country-star-jerry-lee-lewis-rocks-the-grand-ole-opry Old West 1981 : Ronald Reagan becomes president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-becomes-president Presidential 1937 : Franklin Delano Roosevelt is sworn in as president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-delano-roosevelt-is-sworn-in-as-president Sports 1980 : President Carter calls for Olympics to be moved from Moscow http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-carter-calls-for-olympics-to-be-moved-from-moscow Vietnam War 1969 : Richard Nixon takes office http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-nixon-takes-office 1972 : New communist offensive anticipated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-communist-offensive-anticipated World War I 1918 : Goeben and Breslau battle the Allies in the Aegean http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/goeben-and-breslau-battle-the-allies-in-the-aegean World War II 1942 : The Wannsee Conference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference

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