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This Day in History 1/27/21 Jan 27, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 27th. On this day in 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camps, finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. 1.1 million people were killed at Auschwitz, and thousands were also used for medical experiments under the auspices of the camp doctor, Josef Mengele.

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This Day in History 1/26/21 Jan 26, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 26th. Today it’s home to 25 million mostly law-abiding citizens, but on this day in 1736, Great Britain’s first fleet arrived in Australia carrying 736 convicts that had been banished to Australia. Of course, Australia was already home to an estimated 1 million aboriginal people from 250 nations.

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This Day in History 1/25/21 Jan 25, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 25th. The next Winter Olympic Games are set to be held in Beijing, China, in February 2022. That contest will come 98 years after the very first Winter Olympics began in Chamonix, France, on this day in 1924. Those first games featured many of the same sports fans enjoy today, including hockey, skating, bobsled, skiing and, yes, curling. Norway led the medal count, bringing home 17. The U.S. tied for third.

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This Day in History 1/24/21 Jan 24, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 24th. World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945, but that came as news to a Japanese soldier found hiding on Guam on this day in 1972, 28 years after the Japanese surrender. The soldier had no idea the war was over. He had gone into hiding after the U.S. captured Guam from Japan in 1944, and spent the next three decades hiding rather than surrender.

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This Day in History 1/23/21 Jan 23, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 23rd. Studies show that women are now becoming doctors in greater numbers than men, but that was far from the case on this day in 1849, when Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in the United States. Born in Great Britain, Blackwell attended what is now Hobart College, in New York state, and later became a professor of gynecology, a field of medicine she helped to establish.

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This Day in History 1/22/21 Jan 22, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 22nd. Queen Elizabeth II has reigned as England’s monarch for 68 years. That makes her the country’s longest-reigning monarch, having been on the throne about five years longer than her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria II, whose historic 63-year reign came to an end with her death on this day in 1901.

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This Day in History 1/21/21 Jan 21, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 21st. Amid recent news that aviation startup Boom Supersonic will test out its new faster-than-sound jet later this year, we look back to this day in 1976, when the world’s first supersonic passenger jet, the Concorde, took its first public flights. At their cruising speeds, the innovative Concordes flew well over the sound barrier at 1,350 miles an hour, cutting air travel time by more than half.

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This Day in History 1/20/21 Jan 20, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 20th. Today is Inauguration Day, when Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. January 20th was also Inauguration Day for Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Obama, Trump, and Franklin Roosevelt, who began his record fourth term on this day in 1944.

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This Day in History 1/19/21 Jan 19, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 19th. Just one day before Kamala Harris will be sworn in as America’s first woman vice president, we look back to this day in 1966, when Indira Gandhi became India’s first-ever female prime minister.

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This Day in History 1/18/21 Jan 18, 2021

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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 18th. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday, when millions of Americans have the day off from work and school in honor of the civil rights hero. In 1986, King became the first modern private citizen to be honored with a federal holiday. For the many who admired his leadership of the civil rights movement, it made sense to celebrate him. But not everyone agreed.

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