This Week In History
January 18 - In 1903, Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first two-way trans-Atlantic wireless communication, between Cape Cod and England, both in Morse code.
January 19 - In 1937, Howard Hughes set a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
January 20 - In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.
January 21 - In 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched in Groton, Connecticut, by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.
January 22 - In 1901, Edward VII was proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
January 23 - In 1973, President Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
