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ON THIS DAY: Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army (1945)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is observed annually on 27 January...

ON THIS DAY: Kobe Bryant dies in tragic helicopter crash (2020)

On 26 January 2020, the world of sport, and far beyond it, was shaken by the sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant, one...

ON THIS DAY: Wuhan lockdown announced, history made (2020)

January 23, 2020: A city sealed off On this day in 2020, Chinese authorities placed the city of Wuhan under lockdown, confining more than nine...

ON THIS DAY: Roe v Wade ruling (1973)

A landmark Supreme Court decision On this day in 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Roe v. Wade, a...

ON THIS DAY: Author George Orwell passes away (1950)

Renowned writer George Orwell has died, at 46, after a three-year battle with tuberculosis. Until recently, news had suggested he was improving. On Friday...