Today in History.....January 20
On this day in …
* 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain. (It returned to Chinese control in July 1997.)
* 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base
* 1942, Nazi officials, ym"sh, held the notorious Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Jews
* 1945, President Roosevelt was sworn into office for an unprecedented fourth term
* 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan
* 1995, the space shuttle Endeavour landed after a nine-day mission that included snaring a Japanese satellite
* 2000, hundreds of thousands of protesting Filipinos forced President Joseph Estrada to step down; Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was sworn in as the new president
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* 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan
The "Carter Legacy" lives on right into the Iran situation of the 21st Century.
What has James Earl done for you, save build a house for you if you were in need with the media present with cameras in hand?
The Legacy of Jimmuh Cahtah, the worst President ever!
I wish he'd just pack up and move
in with his one of his 2 buddies, Hugo or Fidel.
Git 'er done Sarge!
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