Page 10: Historical Events In January - 20

1994  On January - 20 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 this day in history 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 January - 20.   

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

1995  On January - 20 the United States announced it was easing the trade embargo in effect against North Korea since the Korean War.   

1995  John Halas, Hungarian/US cartoonist (Animal Farm), dies at 81 on January - 20.   

1996  On this day in history australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup   

1996  US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan on this day in history.   

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

1996  Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1997  Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM   

1997  On January - 20 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 January - 20 pakistan defeats West Indies 2-0 to win Australia one-day Series   

1997  On this day in history president Clinton was inaugurated for his second term in office.   

1998  Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas, Eagles on this day in history.   

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  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 on January - 20.   

2001  On this day in history george W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States.   

2001  Just hours before leaving office, President Clinton issued 176 pardons -- a number of them controversial on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history 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.   

2004  President George W. Bush, in his State of the Union address, warned that the threat of more terrorist attacks was still very real on this day in history.   

2005  George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. for his second term as 43rd President of the United States on this day in history.   

2005  Ireland completes metrication on January - 20.   

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  On this day in history austria votes to maintain compulsory military service in a referendum   

2014  Credit cards of at least 20 million South Koreans are hacked on January - 20.   

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  Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Melbourne, killing 6 and injuring 27 on January - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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0225  On January - 20 birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)   

1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

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

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.   

0250  On January - 20 fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies   

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian   

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on this day in history.   

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

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on this day in history.   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.   

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