January 20

Today in History
• 1265 - The first English parliament met in Westminster Hall
• 1801 - John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the United States
• 1885 - The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson
• 1891 - James Hogg took office as the first native-born governor of Texas
• 1937 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt first U.S. President inaugurated on January 20th
• 1944 - The British RAF dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin
• 1954 - The National Negro Network was formed on this date
• 1986 - Britain and France announced their plans to build the Channel Tunnel


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Camcorder Day
• International Day of Acceptance
• National Cheese Lover's Day
• National Coffee Break Day
• National DJ Day
• National Penguin Day
• Penguin Awareness Day
• Take A Walk Outdoors Day

Birthdays
• 225 - Gordian III, Roman Emperor
• 1554 - King Sebastian of Portugal
• 1716 - Carlos III, King of Spain (1759-88) and King of Naples and Sicily (1734-59)
• 1732 - Richard Henry Lee, American farmer (signed US Declaration of Independence)
• 1763 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot
• 1806 - Nathaniel Willis, writer/editor/founder, American Monthly Mag
• 1820 - Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women
• 1930 - Buzz Aldrin, born in Montclair, New Jersey, USAF/astronaut