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Today is Saturday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2023. There are 337 days left in the year.
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In 1547, England's King Henry VIII died; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI.
In 1915, the United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
In 1922, 98 people were killed when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed under the weight of nearly two feet of snow.
In 1973, a cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War, a day...