January 20th

US Senate Approves Naval Base Lease of Pearl Harbor

Jan 20, 1887

Pearl Harbor is on Hawii and in 1945 Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan. This resulted in one of the biggest massacres in US military history.

Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville

Jan 20, 1956

Buddy Holly or Charles Hardin Holly is my favorite singer. He died in 1959 at age 22 on February 3rd.

Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration

Jan 20, 1961

Robert Frost is my favorite poet. He wrote poems such as "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and "The Road Not Taken". He was born in 1874 and died in 1963 at age 89.

7 Miners killed in an Explosion in Craynor KY

Jan 20, 1982

1st Federal Holiday Honoring Martin Luther King Jr

Jan 20, 1986

Martin Luther King Jr. helped end segragation in the USA. He was assasinated in 1968 at age 39. He was born in 1929.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mamas and Papas and Eagles

Jan 20, 1998