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2021

Twitter permanently bans U.S. President Donald Trump “due to the risk of further incitement to violence.”

2020

A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 is shot down by mistake in Tehran, Iran, killing all 176 passengers.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce that they will step back from their royal duties to become financially independent.

2016

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announces that his country has captured drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, six months after his latest escape.

2004

The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of her grandmother.

1999

Two members of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee resign after admitting to paying money to buy votes from IOC members.

1976

Canada, the United States, the USSR, Finland, and Czechoslovakia agree to participate in the Canada Cup hockey tournament.

1962

Golfers Jack Nicklaus, age 21, begins his professional career. He finishes 50th in his first tournament.

1959

Charles De Gaulle inaugurates the presidency of the Fifth Republic in France.

1956

Elvis Presley releases the single “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog,” which reaches number one and remains there for 11 weeks.

1912

The African National Congress (ANC) is founded in South Africa. Under this party, Nelson Mandela will be elected in 1994.

1790

The first U.S. president, George Washington, delivers the first State of the Union address.

1297

Monaco gains its independence.

It happened on… January 8

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