On This Day for January 21 - First commercial Concorde flight, Jack Nicklaus is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 21 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Jack Nicklaus READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1976 First commercial Concorde flight READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2017: Demonstrations, known collectively as the Women's March, were held throughout the world to support gender equality, civil rights , and other issues that were expected to face challenges under newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump; it was widely believed to be the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. [Take our quiz about U.S. history.] 2010: In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) that laws preventing corporations and unions from using general treasury funds for independent electioneering communications violated the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. [Test your knowledge of amendments to the U.S. constitution.] 1997: American politician Newt Gingrich became the first speaker in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives to be given a formal reprimand for ethics violations after the House voted 395–28 in favour of the measure. [Learn about nine political scandals.] 1941: Spanish-born singer Plácido Domingo—an operatic tenor whose voice, physical stature, and dramatic ability made him one of the most popular tenors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries—was born in Madrid. [How much do you know about opera?] 1924: Vladimir Lenin, who led the Russian Revolution (1917) and later served as the first head (1917–24) of the Soviet state, died. [Discover the significant events of the Russian Revolution.] 1885: Lead Belly—an African American folk-blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose ability to perform a vast repertoire of songs, in conjunction with his notoriously violent life, made him a legend—is believed to have been born this day. [Take our quiz about musicians.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1953 Paul Allen American businessman 1963 Hakeem Olajuwon American basketball player 1824 Stonewall Jackson Confederate general 1941 Plácido Domingo Spanish-born singer 1905 Christian Dior French designer 1885 Lead Belly American musician SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help