Jan 20 history: COVID-19 in US

In 1841, Hong Kong ceded to the British  In 1937 and 1945, FDR inaugurated for 2nd and 4th term. In 1961, JFK inaugurated president.  In 1980, President Carter calls for Olympics to be moved from Moscow  In 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis.  In 2020, First confirmed case of COVID-19 found in U.S.