How Many Days Until January 20?

This day in history: January 20

1. 1945

   World War II: In an operation that took nearly two months to complete, Germany began the evacuation of at least 1.8 million people from East Prussia in anticipation of the advancing Soviet Red Army.

2. 1968

   The Houston Cougars upset the UCLA Bruins in what became known as the "Game of the Century", ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak and establishing college basketball as a sports commodity on American television.

3. 1969

   Bengali student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman was shot and killed by East Pakistani police, an event that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

4. 1990

   The Soviet Red Army violently cracked down on Azeri pro-independence demonstrations in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.

5. 2009

   During a national financial crisis, thousands of people protested at the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavík.

6. 2009

   In Washington, D.C., Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the United States.

7. 2018

   A group of Taliban gunmen attacked and took hostages at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.

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