1997 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

1968 – A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.

 rgio wrote:

Assuming he doesn't stroke out on a Big Mac in "the next few years."

 islander wrote:
You forgot George W... born between Trump and Clinton in July.  All 3 were born in June, July, August.  For about another few hours, the answer to "who is the oldest living ex-President"...is Trump.   

 Red_Dragon wrote:

Until today. Trump is ~ 5 months older than Biden was at his inauguration. He was born in 1946. This was also the year the UN started, the soviets started their nuclear program, and the bikini atoll nuclear tests. This was also the year Bill Clinton was born, he was elected president in 1992, 22 years ago... There is an entirely new generation (or two) on the planet and we are still electing people who are rooted in the past. This is the most boomer shit ever.

2021 – Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. At 78, he becomes the oldest person ever inaugurated. Kamala Harris becomes the first female Vice President of the United States.

2009 – Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.

1986 – In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

1954 – In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.

1942 – World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".

2025 – Bytedance and sister companies were banned from the United States for “security concerns".

2024 – The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe landed on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon.

1978 – The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.

1953 – Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.

1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.

1853 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.

1896 – An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

now 90 seconds to...

On January 28th, the Bulletin's Science and Security Board (SASB) will reveal the 2025 Doomsday Clock time in Washington, DC.

For 2025, the SASB will consider multiple global threats in the Clock setting, including the proliferation of nuclear weapons, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Hamas war, Israel-Hezbollah conflict, bio-threats and the continued climate crisis.

https://thebulletin.org/doomsd...

2007 – The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.

1966 – Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.