How Many Days Until January 21?

This day in history: January 21

1. 1968

   A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed onto sea ice near Thule Air Base, Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.

2. 1972

   Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India.

3. 1976

   Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.

4. 1981

   The DeLorean Motor Company completed the first production car of the DMC DeLorean at its factory in Northern Ireland.

5. 1997

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

6. 2011

   Demonstrations against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters in Tirana by the Republican Guard.

7. 2017

   Millions of people participated in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and around the world to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

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