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2020

The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump begins in the Senate.

2016

For the first time, a flower—a zinnia—blooms in space aboard the International Space Station.

2011

French politician Marine Le Pen becomes the president of the National Front political party.

2006

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as president of Liberia. She becomes the first woman to lead an African nation.

2003

The space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) takes off for the last time. It will disintegrate upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.

1992

Eric Clapton performs for an episode of “MTV Unplugged.” The recording won six Grammy Awards and became Clapton’s best-selling album, as well as the best-selling live album of all time.

1962

Filming begins on the very first James Bond movie, “Dr. No.”

1957

The Cavern Club opens on Matthews Street in Liverpool, England. It was there that the Beatles performed for the first time.

1919

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, authorizing the prohibition of alcohol, is ratified by a majority of U.S. states.

1793

French King Louis XVI is sentenced to death by the National Convention during the French Revolution.

1605

The first edition of Miguel de Cervantes’s El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha) is published in Madrid.

1547

Ivan IV, better known as Ivan the Terrible, becomes Tsar of Russia.

It happened on… January 16

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