Good morning! It’s Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Today is International Penguin Appreciation Day. I could insert Monty Python’s exploding Penguin, or I could suggest its indirect linkage with Linux. Or I could even mention Bugs Bunny’s run-in with a Penguin from Hoboken, but I think I’ll leave it alone. It’s cold enough around here as it is.
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1648: The Cornerstone of Amsterdam Town Hall is laid.
1801: John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the United States.
1841: China cedes Hong Kong Island to Britain during the First Opium War.
1887: The U.S. Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor.
1920: The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.
1930: The first radio broadcast of Lone Ranger (WXYZ-Detroit).
1961: Democrat John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected President of the
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