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2018

Former U.S. Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, found guilty of sexually abusing more than 150 young girls, was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison.

2016

The TV series “The X-Files” returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.

2011

Adele’s second album, “21,” is released. It will be named Album of the Year at the Grammys (2012).

2006

Walt Disney International acquires the Pixar animation studio for 7.4 billion (US).

1984

During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple unveils the Macintosh, the first computer equipped with a mouse and a graphical user interface.

1978

The Soviet satellite Cosmos 954 disintegrates in Earth’s atmosphere over the Northwest Territories. The Canadian military is called in to recover the debris, fearing radioactive contamination.

1962

Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brian Epstein signs a contract with the Beatles and becomes their manager.

1952

Charles Vincent Massey becomes the first Canadian to be appointed Governor General of Canada.

1950

Jackie Robinson signs the highest contract ($35,000) offered by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1935

The Krueger Brewery in Richmond, United States, begins selling the first cans of beer.

1927

Alfred Hitchcock directs his first film, The Pleasure Garden, in England.

1924

The city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, is renamed Leningrad. It will regain its original name in 1991.

1908

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes the book “Scouting for Boys.” This book serves as the foundation for the creation of the Scouting movement.

It happened on… January 24

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