What Happened on Jan 20

Jan 20 1777

Battle Of Millstone

The Battle of Millstone, also known as the Battle of Van Nest's Mills, was a skirmish that occurred on January 20, 1777 during the American... Read more

Jan 20 1825

The Treaty Of Washington City Is Signed

Pushmataha met with President James Monroe and gave a speech to Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, reminding him of the longstanding alliances... Read more

Jan 20 1909

Chicago Crib Disaster

The temporary Crib used in the construction of the Southwest Land and Lake Tunnel System, situated on the line of the tunnel seventy-five hundred... Read more

Jan 20 1910

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

During the season Ottawa as Cup champion played a challenge against Edmonton in addition to their regular schedule. They had played a challenge... Read more

Jan 20 1937

Franklin Roosevelt's second presidential inauguration

For the first time the inauguration of the President was held on January 20, pursuant to the provisions of the 20th amendment to the Constitution.... Read more

Jan 20 1937

Franklin D. Roosevelt Is Inaugurated

On January 20, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president sworn into office in January. It was his second of four inaugurations;... Read more

Jan 20 1941

Franklin Roosevelt's third inauguration

The only chief executive to serve more than two terms, President Roosevelt took office for the third time as Europe and Asia engaged in war. The... Read more

Jan 20 1942

Adolf Hitler Lays Out His Vision of the 'Final Solution to the Jewish Question' to Nazi Officials at the Wannsee Conference

The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. The... Read more

Jan 20 1944

Main Attack of the Battle of Monte Cassino

The central thrust by U.S. 36th Division commenced three hours after sunset on January 20. The lack of time to prepare meant that the approach to... Read more

Jan 20 1945

Franklin Roosevelt's fourth inauguration

The fourth inauguration was conducted without fanfare. Because of the expense and impropriety of festivity during the height of war, the oath of... Read more

Jan 20 1949

"A Letter To Three Wives" Is Released

A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 film which tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three women, telling them she has left town with the... Read more

Jan 20 1949

Harry Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, is inaugurated

A former county judge, Senator and Vice President, Harry S. Truman had taken the oath of office first on April 12, 1945, upon the death of... Read more

Jan 20 1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th president of the United States

The Republican Party successfully promoted the candidacy of the popular General of the Army in the 1952 election over the Democratic candidate,... Read more

Jan 20 1961

Kennedy's Inauguration

On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy distinguished his inaugural ceremony with a poetry reading by fellow New Englander Robert Frost. Blinded by... Read more

Jan 20 1965

Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, is inaugurated for his first full term

President Johnson had first taken the oath of office on board Air Force One on November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated in... Read more

Jan 20 1967

The Rolling Stones Release 'Between the Buttons'

The Rolling Stones' 1967 recordings are a matter of some controversy; many critics felt that they were compromising their raw, rootsy power with... Read more

Jan 20 1969

Richard M. Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th president of the United States

An almost-winner of the 1960 election, and a close winner of the 1968 election, the former Vice President and California Senator and Congressman... Read more

Jan 20 1973

Richard Nixon's second inauguration

The election of 1972 consolidated the gains that the President had made with the electorate in 1968. Although the Democratic Party maintained... Read more

Jan 20 1977

Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th president of the United States

The Democrats reclaimed the White House in the 1976 election. The Governor from Georgia defeated Gerald Ford, who had become President on August... Read more

Jan 20 1980

Super Bowl XIV - Steelers 31, Rams 19

Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20, 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football... Read more

Jan 20 1981 to Jan 20 1989

George H.W. Bush Serves as US Vice President

As Vice President, Bush generally took on a low-profile while recognizing the constitutional limits of the office; he avoided decision-making or... Read more

Jan 20 1981

Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States

For the first time, an inauguration ceremony was held on the terrace of the West Front of the Capitol. Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the... Read more

Jan 20 1981

Ronald Reagan Delivers His First Inaugural Address

The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1981. The inauguration marked the... Read more

Jan 20 1983

Def Leppard release Pyromania

Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was... Read more

Jan 20 1985

Ronald Reagan Delivers Second Inaugural Address

Reagan was sworn in as president for the second time on January 20, 1985, in a private ceremony at the White House. Because January 20 fell on a... Read more