In the present day is Monday, Jan. 20, the twentieth day of 2025. There are 345 days left within the yr.
In the present day in historical past:
On Jan. 20, 1936, Britain’s King George V died after his doctor injected the mortally unwell monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his demise. The king was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne 11 months later to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
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In 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Nice Britain. It returned to Chinese language management in July 1997.