Page 8: Historical Events In January - 20
Friday, 21 February 2025
1968 US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on January - 20.
1969 On January - 20 richard M Nixon inaugurated as President
1969 On January - 20 u of Arizona reports first optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula)
1971 On January - 20 john Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan
1971 Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51
1974 4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13 on January - 20.
1974 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia on January - 20.
1974 Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77 on January - 20.
1975 5th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 17-10 on January - 20.
1975 Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 on January - 20.
1976 On this day in history 29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia
1977 George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA on this day in history.
1977 Mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA through March 9 on January - 20.
1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" on January - 20.
1980 On January - 20 president Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow
1980 US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner
1981 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on January - 20.
1981 On January - 20 iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year.
1981 On January - 20 ronald Reagan inaugurated as President
1981 Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY
1982 On January - 20 honduras constitution goes into effect
1982 Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament on January - 20.
1982 On this day in history marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]
1984 US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners on January - 20.
1984 Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1985 Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago) on January - 20.
1985 On January - 20 jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75
1986 On this day in history chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)
1986 England and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel." on January - 20.
1986 On January - 20 first USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr
1986 On this day in history military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan
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