On This Day - January 26, A Shot Of History

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1965 — Hindi becomes the official language in India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9GM6xqbaqI

1961 — Hockey player Wayne Gretzky is born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQKe_Kq0Ps

1905 — The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found in South Africa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullinan_Diamond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkYSrescRUs

1962 — Twist is banned in New York Catholic schools.
http://www.bgnews.com/catholic-schools-ban-popular-dance/article_909bddc5-4f7e-5372-88af-f897d2ce4a6a.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15o5R7_pkUo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcLEtWz9IqU

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet