FORMER ASTRONAUT IS 96 TODAY
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NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin became the second
person to walk on the moon as part of the 1969
Apollo 11 mission.
THE END OF A HOSTAGE CRISIS ON THIS DAY
On January 20, 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration
as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives
held at the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released, ending
the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis.

THE 35TH PRESIDENT WAS INAUGURATED
On January 20, 1961, on the newly renovated east front of
the United States Capitol, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was
inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States.
It was a cold and clear day, and the nation’s capital was
covered with a snowfall from the previous night.
The ceremony began with a religious invocation and prayers,
and then African American opera singer Marian Anderson
sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and Robert Frost recited
his poem “The Gift Outright.” Kennedy was administered the
oath of office by Chief Justice Earl Warren.

FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.)
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

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