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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