WHAT HAPPENED ON 21. JANUARY
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The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day. (21. January 1948)

American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. (21. January 1950)

The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. (21. January 1954)

The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator. (21. January 1958)

Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board. (21. January 1960)

Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca. (21. January 1960)

435 workers are buried alive when a mine in Coalbrook, Free State collapses. (21. January 1961)

Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. (21. January 1968)

A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete. (21. January 1968)

The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts. (21. January 1971)

Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes. (21. January 1976)

President of the United States Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada. (21. January 1977)

Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. (21. January 1981)

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined. (21. January 1997)

War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board. (21. January 1999)

Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. (21. January 2000)

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. (21. January 2003)

NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. (21. January 2004)

In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. (21. January 2005)