On this day in history - January 20

What Happened On This Day – January 20

• 2009 Barack Obama is sworn in as U.S. president

  Obama became the country's first black president.

• 1981 The Iran hostage crisis ends

  52 U.S. citizens were released after 444 days at the hands of a group of Islamists.

• 1969 The killing of a student activist sets the stage for the Bangladesh Liberation War

  The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the establishment of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation.

• 1942 Nazi officials meet to organize the extermination of Jews

  During the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, the Nazis discussed what they called the “Final Solution to the Jewish question”.

• 1934 Fujifilm is founded

  The Japanese photography and electronics company soon became a global player in its field.