1820 Russian Antarctic Expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discover the continent of Antarctica
1825 US Congress approves Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for the forced relocation of the Eastern Indian tribes via the “Trail of Tears”
1888 The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for “the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge”
1924 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow
1944 Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Soviets after 880 days and more than 2 million Russians killed
1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland
1973 US & North Vietnam’s William Rogers & Nguyen Duy Trinh sign cease-fire, ending longest US war and military draft
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Today In Film & Tv
1970 Movie rating system modifies “M” rating to “PG”
Today In Music
1956 RCA records releases Elvis Presly single “Heartbreak Hotel”, his first million-seller (written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden)
Today In Sport
1894 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
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1880 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
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1941 Peruvian ambassador Ricardo Rivera-Schreiber warns American Ambassador of Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor
