Welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025! It’s the 21st day of the year with 344 days remaining.
Historical Events on this Day:
On this day in 2020, the U.S. confirmed its first case of the 2019 novel coronavirus from China, as a Washington state resident who had recently returned from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.
In 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution for treason.
In 1915, the first Kiwanis Club was established in Detroit, focusing on community service.
Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin passed away at the age of 53 in 1924.
In 1950, Alger Hiss, a former State Department official accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York.
British Airways and Air France began scheduled passenger service on the Concorde jet in 1976.
President Jimmy Carter pardoned nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders on his first full day in office in 1977.
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, allowed unlimited contributions to political campaigns, increasing the influence of big business and labor unions.
In 2017, millions rallied at Women’s March demonstrations across the U.S. to support civil rights and protest President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and policies, a day after his inauguration.
Birthdays Today:
- Jack Nicklaus, Golf Hall of Famer – 85
- Plácido Domingo, Opera singer – 84
- Billy Ocean, Singer-songwriter – 75
- Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General – 74
- Jeff Koons, Artist – 70
- Robby Benson, Actor-director – 69
- Geena Davis, Actor – 69
- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. – 64
- Hakeem Olajuwon, Basketball Hall of Famer – 62
- Emma Bunton (Spice Girls), Singer – 49
- Luke Grimes, Actor – 41
