| 1327 | Edward II of England is deposed by his eldest son, Edward III. | |
| 1616 | The French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrives to winter in a Huron Indian village after being wounded in a battle with Iroquois in New France. | |
| 1783 | Britain signs a peace agreement with France and Spain, who allied against it in the American War of Independence. | |
| 1908 | The Sullivan Ordinance bars women from smoking in public facilities in the United States. | |
| 1930 | Charles Lindbergh arrives in New York, setting a cross country flying record of 14.75 hours. | |
| 1935 | Belgium arrests some Nazi agitators who urge for a return to the Reich. | |
| 1941 | Hitler meets with Mussolini and offers aid in Albania and Greece. | |
| 1942 | Nazi officials meet in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to decide the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." | |
| 1944 | Allied forces in Italy begin unsuccessful operations to cross the Rapido River and seize Cassino. | |
| 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for his fourth term. | |
| 1945 | The Allies sign a truce with the Hungarians. | |
| 1946 | France's Charles DeGaulle hands in his resignation. | |
| 1952 | British troops occupy Ismalia, Egypt. | |
| 1954 | Over 22,000 anti-Communist prisoners are turned over to UN forces in Korea. | |
| 1977 | President Jimmy Carter is sworn in and then surprises the nation as he walks from the U.S. Capitol to the White House. | |
| 1981 | Ronald Reagan is sworn in as president at the same time 52 American hostages are released from their captors in Tehran, Iran. |
What is going on with the East Alton Rotary Club? We will cover it here, along with all sorts of other interesting and off-kilter stuff that will inform, enlighten and amuse you.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
TODAY IN HISTORY
JANUARY 20
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