Today in history: Antarctica identified as continent, world's first solar plant, and more
Authored By Bharat Sharma
Published: Jan 25, 2021, 03:10 IST | Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 03:10 IST
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1840
American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes is first to identify Antarctica as a new continent
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1924
1st Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France
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1949
1st Israeli election won by David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party
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1961
1st live US presidential news conference which is nationally televised
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1977
World's first solar power plant is opened
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