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It happened on a… January 17

2021

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is arrested immediately on his return to Russia after recovering from nerve-agent poisoning.

2012

LeBron James becomes youngest player in NBA history to record 20,000 career points (28 years, 17 days), passes Kobe Bryant.

1995

More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan.

1991

The White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm. The operation was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

1938

Joseph P. Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy family, becomes the 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

1934

Ferdinand Porsche (right) submitted a design for a people’s car, a “Volkswagen,” to the new German Reich government.

1929

Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.

1920

First day of prohibition of alcohol comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution.

1916

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) was formed in New York City.

1773

Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle

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