January 20, 2015

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Quiz today! Chapter 10 & 11

Today in History -

1801

John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

1964

The Beatles released their first album in the United States, Meet the Beatles.

1981

52 American hostages seized from the American Embassy in Tehran were released after 444 days in captivity.

1981

President Reagan became the oldest president to take office (69 years and 349 days).

1986

Martin Luther King, Jr., day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

2009

Hundreds of thousands of people watched in front of the Capitol as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are sworn into office. Obama makes history as the first African-American U.S. president.