This Day In History

January 23
1937
In Moscow, 17 leading Communists go on trial accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime and assassinate its leaders.
1943
World War II: Troops of Montgomery's 8th Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German-Italian Panzer Army.
1950
The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
1973
President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.