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Iranian Hostage Crisis – Hostages Released…… January 20, 1981…… The 52 American hostages held in the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran as a result of the Iranian Hostage Crisis are released minutes after the inauguration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. They had been held 444 days.
This Weekend In History…..
U.S. Purchases Virgin Islands…… January 17, 1917…… The treaty purchasing the Danish Virgin Islands from Denmark, for $25,000,000 in gold, is ratified by the U.S., with the U.S. purchasing them the following week and taking possession two months later. The U.S. Virgin Islands are the only place in the U.S. where traffic drives on the left. D.C. Mayor Filmed…
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Desert Shield Becomes Desert Storm…… January 16, 1991……. The allies launch a major air offensive against Iraq after the United Nations mandated deadline to withdraw from Kuwait passes.
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First Super Bowl….. January 15, 1967……. The NFL’s Green Bay Packers beat the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs (35-10) at Los Angeles in the first AFL-NFL World Championship game. It wasn’t actually called the Super Bowl until later. It remains the only Super Bowl simulcast by two television networks. NBC had the rights to nationally televise…