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January 21, 1793: King Louis XVI is Executed by Guillotine

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January 20, 1801: John Marshall becomes the Chief Justice of the United States

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January 19, 1981: Muhammad Ali prevents someone from taking their own life

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January 18, 1980: Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ tops the US charts

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January 17, 1917: United States purchases the Virgin Islands

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January 16, 1581: England legally bans Catholicism

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January 15, 1870: The Democrat donkey appears in print for the first time

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January 14, 1967: The Human Be-In kicks off in San Francisco, marking the beginning of the “Summer of Love”

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January 13, 1968: Johnny Cash delivers famous performance inside Folsom State Prison

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January 12, 1998: Nineteen European countries jointly ban human cloning

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January 11, 1922: Insulin used to treat diabetes patient for first time

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January 10, 1776: Thomas Paine publishes ‘Common Sense’

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January 9, 2007: Steve Jobs unveils the first ever iPhone

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January 8, 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson declares “War on Poverty”

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January 7, 1927: First commercial phone call made between London and New York

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January 5, 1930: When Bonnie met Clyde

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January 4, 1958: Sir Edmund Hillary travels to the South Pole

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January 3, 1521: Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church

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January 2, 1903: Theodore Roosevelt backs the first black postmaster

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January 1, 1788: Quakers in PA emancipate their slaves

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December 31, 1759: Raise a pint glass to Arthur Guinness after establishing Guinness brewery

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December 30, 1916: Rasputin (finally) dies

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December 29th, 1851: First YMCA opens in the U.S.

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December 28th 1832: John Calhoun resigns as Vice President

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December 27, 1932: Radio City Music Hall Opens in NYC

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