Historical Events In January - 20

1994  On this day in history jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-pres (1963-66), dies at about 81   

1995  1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike on this day in history.   

1995  On January - 20 a strike-shortened National Hockey League season opened, with teams playing a 48-game schedule instead of the usual 84.   

1995  Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record) on this day in history.   

1995  On January - 20 the U.S. State Department announces a partial lifting of economic sanctions against North Korea.   

1995  The United States announced it was easing the trade embargo in effect against North Korea since the Korean War on this day in history.   

1995  John Halas, Hungarian/US cartoonist (Animal Farm), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1996  Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup on January - 20.   

1996  On January - 20 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan   

1996  Yasser Arafat was elected president of the Palestinian Authority, with 88 percent of the vote on this day in history.   

1996  Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63 on January - 20.   

1997  Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit on January - 20.   

1997  On January - 20 howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM   

1997  On this day in history millionaire Steve Fossett landed in northern India after a record-setting bid to become the first person to circle the globe in a hot-air balloon.   

1997  On this day in history pakistan defeats West Indies 2-0 to win Australia one-day Series   

1997  President Clinton was inaugurated for his second term in office on January - 20.   

1998  On this day in history rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas, Eagles   

1998  Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tuesday night programming on January - 20.   

1999  On this day in history on day two of U.S. President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial, his lawyers argue their case before the Senate, calling the House-passed articles of impeachment "flawed and unfair."   

2000  On this day in history moveable Media, internet pioneer, is founded   

2000  On January - 20 sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., warned the U.N. Security Council that the United States would withdraw from the world body if it failed to respect American sovereignty.   

2001  On January - 20 george W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States.   

2001  On January - 20 just hours before leaving office, President Clinton issued 176 pardons -- a number of them controversial.   

2003  Britain said it was sending 26,000 troops to the Gulf for possible deployment to Iraq but France said it would not support a United Nations resolution for military action on this day in history.   

2004  On January - 20 president George W. Bush, in his State of the Union address, warned that the threat of more terrorist attacks was still very real.   

2005  On January - 20 george W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. for his second term as 43rd President of the United States.   

2005  On January - 20 ireland completes metrication.   

2009  On January - 20 barack Obama, inaugurated as e 44 President of e United ates of America, becomes e United ates' fir African-American president   

2013  Austria votes to maintain compulsory military service in a referendum on January - 20.   

2014  Credit cards of at least 20 million South Koreans are hacked on this day in history.   

2017  Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America and Mike Pence as the 48th Vice President on this day in history.   

2017  On January - 20 car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27   

2017  Donald Trump is sworn in by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts as the 45th President of the United States of America. Trump, a Republican New York City businessman, becomes the first non-political office holder or member of the military to hold the office. Mike Pence, former Governor of Indiana, takes the oath of office as the 48th Vice-President of the United States on January - 20.   

2018  Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, announces the beginning of a military offensive to capture a portion of northern Syria from Kurdish forces, amidst the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict on January - 20.   

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0225  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.   

1435  On January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.   

1622  On January - 20 birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on this day in history.   

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on January - 20.   

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian   

0820  On January - 20 abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies   

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on this day in history.   

0882  On January - 20 louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on January - 20.   

1191  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81