January 20, 2012

1841 – China ceded Hong Kong to Britain

1942 – The Wannsee Conference between Nazi officials decides on a ‘final solution’ to the ‘Jewish problem’; the Holocaust ensues

1961 – JFK inaugurated, becoming the youngest and the first Catholic U.S. president; gives his infamous, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” speech

1981 – 52 American hostages were released in Iran, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis

2011 – The American Lung Association gave Florida a failing grade for its efforts to prevent tobacco use and to get smokers to quit; the state continues to miss out on billions of federal grants

2012 – ‘Hatred is growing rapidly’: Afghan soldiers killing more of their US allies

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