Looking Back At January 20
The first English parliament to include both Lords and representatives of major towns held its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster.
In the Battle of Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese forces drove the French out of Rio de Janeiro.
In the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút, invading Siamese forces were ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn.
The killing of a German officer in Bucharest sparked a pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
At the Wannsee Conference senior Nazi German officials discussed the implementation of the “Final Solution to the Jewish question”.