World

BITS OF HISTORY

(JANUARY 20)

1981: Ronald Reagan became president of the United States at the age of 69 years and 349 days, the oldest to take office. 

1996: Palestinians voted for the first time in elections that consolidated PLO chief Yasser Arafat's rule of the West Bank and Gaza. 

2009: Hundreds of thousands gather for inauguration of first African-American US President Barack Obama.

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