Historical Events In January - 20
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1953 On January - 20 the first live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
1953 The first US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY on January - 20.
1953 On January - 20 1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY
1954 -70ºF (-57ºC), Rogers Pass, Montana (state 48 record) on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history dmitri Shostakovich's "Concertino opus 94" premieres
1954 On this day in history -70°F (-57°C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)
1954 Fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies on this day in history.
1955 On January - 20 1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn
1956 On January - 20 buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville
1957 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election
1957 James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies on January - 20.
1958 On January - 20 elvis Presley receives his draft notice.
1958 On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
1959 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow on this day in history.
1959 On January - 20 carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31
1960 Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo on this day in history.
1960 Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1961 Arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury on January - 20.
1961 On January - 20 john Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol.
1961 On January - 20 robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration
1961 On this day in history yugoslav ex-Vice-President Milovan Djilas flees
1962 "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances on January - 20.
1962 Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1964 On January - 20 "Meet The Beatles" album released in US
1964 On this day in history jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47
1965 On January - 20 alan Freed, Cleveland disk jockey who coined the phrase "rock and roll," dies in Palm Springs, California.
1965 Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain on this day in history.
1965 JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars & return on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history the Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)
1965 On January - 20 the Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"
1965 Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV) on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42
1968 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on January - 20.
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