On This Day - January 24, A Shot Of History

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1939 — An earthquake kills 30,000 in Chile.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Chill%C3%A1n_earthquake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3NSfjqA9U

1862 — Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REtsbKY0vk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7Dw1wkEUs

1972 — Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a jungle on the island of Guam. He did not know World War II had ended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6Lb-tqoP4

1935 — The first canned beer goes on sale "Krueger Cream Ale," sold by Krueger Brewing Co. in Virginia.
http://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/
http://www.greenmon.com/first_beer_cans.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPqO5_b9jio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slleEu4m1uE

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet