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PHOTOS: Today in History for Jan. 9, 2021
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    PHOTOS: Today in History for Jan. 9, 2021

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    Apple, Steve Jobs

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone during the announcement of the phone in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

    • Paul Sakuma
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    China KFC

    A Beijing policeman directs traffic in front of China's second Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant which opened recently, shown Jan. 9, 1989. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)

    • Mark Avery
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    HOOVER DAM CONSTRUCTION

    Construction continues Jan. 9, 1932 as workers construct the retaining wall that gives support to the road leading over the top of Hoover Dam. Labor troubles were experienced during the huge engineering project on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Ruth Golfing

    Babe Ruth, the retired Sultan of Swat, has his eye on the cup as he tries for a long putt on a course in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 9, 1936. Ruth arrived for the winter season. (AP Photo/George H. Hill)

    • George H. Hill
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    LBJ And Apollo 8 Crew 1969

    President Lyndon Johnson clasps the hand of Air Force Col. Frank Borman after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a White House ceremony in Washington, Jan. 9, 1969. Borman, commander of the Apollo 8 moon flight, Air Force Lt. Col. William A. Anders, left, and Navy Capt. James A. Lovell Jr., crewmen on the flight, beyond Borman, all received the awards. (AP Photo)

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    SEGREGATED WAITING ROOM

    Police Lt. Beavers Armstrong places a segregation sign in front of the Illinois Central Railroad Jan. 9, 1956, after the railroad removed segregation signs from waiting rooms in compliance with an Interstate Commerce Commission order. Mississippi State law requires segregated facilities at rail depots so Jackson, Miss. police will enforce the state law. The sign reads, "Waiting Room for White Only." (AP Photo)

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    Vietnam War Supplies

    A 1st Air Cavalry Division trooper directs a helicopter toward a gentle drop of a sling of refreshment at a hilltop outpost 25 miles south of Da Nang, South Vietnam on Jan. 9, 1968. The delivery consisted of cases of ice cream. (AP Photo/John T. Wheeler)

    • John T. Wheeler
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    Gay Rights Protest

    Supporters of the Gay Liberation Movement gather at a night rally met to proclaim their civil rights in Houston, Jan. 9, 1978. The group denied that it was a protest meeting against Anita Bryant, who was to appear at the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting. At left Ray Hills, a leader of the Houston gay movement talks to the group. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)

    • Ed Kolenovsky
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    Protests  US     NY          Court
    • David Bookstaver
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    Donating Scare 1986

    Washington, D.C. police officer, Dwight Waring talks with nurse Pat Kachik while giving a pint of blood, Jan. 9, 1986. It is the 34th time he has given blood in the last seven years. A new poll sponsored by Blood Bank officials says that more than one-third of Americans surveyed believe they could get AIDS from donating blood. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    • J. Scott Applewhite
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    Cambodia Refugees

    Bowls in hand, Cambodian refugee children wait their turn at a relief organization feeding station northwest of Phnom Penh, Jan. 9, 1975. The youngsters and their families fled the Phnom Baseth area following Khmer Rouge insurgent raids nearby. (AP Photo/Tea Kim Heang aka Moonface)

    • Tea Kim Heang (Moonface)
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    South Korea People

    A worker takes times off and goes fishing by opening holes in the frozen Han river that divides the northern and southern parts of the capital, Jan. 9, 1989. The ice-fishing is a popular winter sport among retirees. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    • Ahn Young-joon
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    Somalia 1993  UN Peacekeeping Forces  Turkish

    A Turkish tank stands guard at the entrance to Mogadishu’s Port on Friday, Jan. 9, 1993. The Turkish Army is among the mixed nations in Somalia bringing aid to the starving people. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

    • Martin Cleaver
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    Apple, Steve Jobs

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone during the announcement of the phone in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

    • Paul Sakuma
    China KFC

    A Beijing policeman directs traffic in front of China's second Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant which opened recently, shown Jan. 9, 1989. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)

    • Mark Avery
    HOOVER DAM CONSTRUCTION

    Construction continues Jan. 9, 1932 as workers construct the retaining wall that gives support to the road leading over the top of Hoover Dam. Labor troubles were experienced during the huge engineering project on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Ruth Golfing

    Babe Ruth, the retired Sultan of Swat, has his eye on the cup as he tries for a long putt on a course in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 9, 1936. Ruth arrived for the winter season. (AP Photo/George H. Hill)

    • George H. Hill
    LBJ And Apollo 8 Crew 1969

    President Lyndon Johnson clasps the hand of Air Force Col. Frank Borman after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a White House ceremony in Washington, Jan. 9, 1969. Borman, commander of the Apollo 8 moon flight, Air Force Lt. Col. William A. Anders, left, and Navy Capt. James A. Lovell Jr., crewmen on the flight, beyond Borman, all received the awards. (AP Photo)

    • Anonymous
    SEGREGATED WAITING ROOM

    Police Lt. Beavers Armstrong places a segregation sign in front of the Illinois Central Railroad Jan. 9, 1956, after the railroad removed segregation signs from waiting rooms in compliance with an Interstate Commerce Commission order. Mississippi State law requires segregated facilities at rail depots so Jackson, Miss. police will enforce the state law. The sign reads, "Waiting Room for White Only." (AP Photo)

    • AP
    Vietnam War Supplies

    A 1st Air Cavalry Division trooper directs a helicopter toward a gentle drop of a sling of refreshment at a hilltop outpost 25 miles south of Da Nang, South Vietnam on Jan. 9, 1968. The delivery consisted of cases of ice cream. (AP Photo/John T. Wheeler)

    • John T. Wheeler
    Gay Rights Protest

    Supporters of the Gay Liberation Movement gather at a night rally met to proclaim their civil rights in Houston, Jan. 9, 1978. The group denied that it was a protest meeting against Anita Bryant, who was to appear at the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting. At left Ray Hills, a leader of the Houston gay movement talks to the group. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)

    • Ed Kolenovsky
    Protests  US     NY          Court
    • David Bookstaver
    Donating Scare 1986

    Washington, D.C. police officer, Dwight Waring talks with nurse Pat Kachik while giving a pint of blood, Jan. 9, 1986. It is the 34th time he has given blood in the last seven years. A new poll sponsored by Blood Bank officials says that more than one-third of Americans surveyed believe they could get AIDS from donating blood. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    • J. Scott Applewhite
    Cambodia Refugees

    Bowls in hand, Cambodian refugee children wait their turn at a relief organization feeding station northwest of Phnom Penh, Jan. 9, 1975. The youngsters and their families fled the Phnom Baseth area following Khmer Rouge insurgent raids nearby. (AP Photo/Tea Kim Heang aka Moonface)

    • Tea Kim Heang (Moonface)
    South Korea People

    A worker takes times off and goes fishing by opening holes in the frozen Han river that divides the northern and southern parts of the capital, Jan. 9, 1989. The ice-fishing is a popular winter sport among retirees. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    • Ahn Young-joon
    Somalia 1993  UN Peacekeeping Forces  Turkish

    A Turkish tank stands guard at the entrance to Mogadishu’s Port on Friday, Jan. 9, 1993. The Turkish Army is among the mixed nations in Somalia bringing aid to the starving people. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

    • Martin Cleaver

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