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On January 26, 1945 , Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland,
On January 26, 1945 , Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally revealing to th...

Born the son of Texas sharecroppers on June 20, 1924, Audie Murphy
Born the son of Texas sharecroppers on June 20, 1924, Audie Murphy served three years of active duty, beginning as a private, rising to the rank of st...

One of America’s best-loved movie projects gets underway on
One of America’s best-loved movie projects gets underway on January 26 in 1934, when the producer Samuel Goldwyn buys the film rights to the childre...

Jiang Qing, the widow of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, is sentenced
Jiang Qing, the widow of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, is sentenced to death for her counter-revolutionary crimes during the Cultural Revolution on this ...

January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a
January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mines superint...

On this day in 1972, after 28 years of hiding in the jungles of
On this day in 1972, after 28 years of hiding in the jungles of Guam, local farmers discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who was unaware that W...

On January 24, 1908, the Boy Scouts movement begins in England
On January 24, 1908, the Boy Scouts movement begins in England with the publication of the first installment of Robert Baden-Powells Scouting for Boys...

The death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901, ends an era in
The death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901, ends an era in which most of her British subjects know no other monarch. Her 63-year reign, the longe...

Patsy Cline, one of the most important figures in country music
Patsy Cline, one of the most important figures in country music history, first gains national attention with her winning appearance on Arthur Godfreys...