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What Happened on January 14

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The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan
It was the first ever landing in the outer solar system.

The Summer of Love is launched with the Human Be-In
San Francisco was the epicenter of the Hippie Revolution, which soon influenced cultures around the world.

Tito becomes President of Yugoslavia
The authoritarian leader became a unifying symbol in his country and is still known by many today.

Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle meet in Casablanca to discuss their WWII strategy
During the secret Casablanca Conference, the leaders agreed that the allied forces would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England
“The Virgin Queen” was the daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.

  • 1969 Dave Grohl
    American singer-songwriter, musician, director
  • 1963 Steven Soderbergh
    American director, screenwriter, producer
  • 1950 Rambhadracharya
    Indian religious leader
  • 1875 Albert Schweitzer
    Alsatian physician, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1741 Benedict Arnold
    American/English general
  • 2016 Alan Rickman
    English actor
  • 1977 Anthony Eden
    British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • 1957 Humphrey Bogart
    American actor
  • 1901 Mandell Creighton
    English bishop, historian
  • 1898 Lewis Carroll
    English author
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