This Month in Movietone History | January

Momentous historical events that occurred during the month of January.
In 1943, the Casablanca Conference took place.
In 1944, General Eisenhower arrived in England to take up his command as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
In 1944, the Siege of Leningrad was finally broken.
In 1953, President Harry Truman announced the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.
In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States.
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Casablanca Conference BM43344, General Eisenhower BM44473, Siege of Leningrad BM44631, H-Bomb BM60760, John F, Kennedy BM81770.
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