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    20 Jan - Barak Obama is sworn in as U.S. first black President

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    20 Jan - Barak Obama is sworn in as U.S. first black President Empty 20 Jan - Barak Obama is sworn in as U.S. first black President

    Post by Kitkat Mon 20 Jan 2020, 12:34

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    Barack Obama is sworn in as America's first black President

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    On a freezing day in Washington, D.C., Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th U.S. president. The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, Obama had become the first African American to win election to the nation’s highest office the previous November.
    As the junior U.S. senator from Illinois, he won a tight Democratic primary battle over Senator Hillary Clinton of New York before triumphing over Arizona Senator John McCain, the Republican candidate, in the general election.  More...



    1981 - The Iran hostage crisis ends
    52 U.S. citizens were released after 444 days at the hands of a group of Islamists.

    1969 - The killing of a student activist sets the stage for the Bangladesh Liberation War
    The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the establishment of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation.

    1942 - Nazi officials meet to organize the extermination of Jews
    During the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, the Nazis discussed what they called the “Final Solution to the Jewish question”.

    1934 - Fujifilm is founded
    The Japanese photography and electronics company soon became a global player in its field.


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    The Pineapple Craze

    Although they didn’t make it over to England until the 1600s, pineapples became a massive fad in the UK in the 1700s. People would carry them around as symbols of their wealth and status, and everything from clothing to kitchenware was decorated with the exotic fruit. You could even rent a pineapple for an evening and take it out for a spin to impress all your friends.
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    20 Jan - Barak Obama is sworn in as U.S. first black President Empty Re: 20 Jan - Barak Obama is sworn in as U.S. first black President

    Post by Jamboree Mon 20 Jan 2020, 16:02

    Not forgetting that the present active US President Donald Trump was also inaugurated on this day in 2017.

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/donald-trump-is-inaugurated

    In the culmination of his extraordinary rise to power over a tumultuous election year, Donald John Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, D.C.

    From the time he kicked off his presidential campaign in June 2015 at his namesake Trump Tower in New York City, Trump seemed an unlikely candidate for the nation’s highest office.

    But with his brash promises to crack down on immigration, bring back jobs for working class Americans and overturn the political establishment, the endlessly controversial real estate mogul and reality TV personality triumphed amid a crowded Republican primary field. He then pulled off an upset victory over his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, in the general election in November 2016.
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