Today In History For January 21st

Today is Friday January 21st and there are 344 days left in the year.

On this day back in 1968, The Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War as North Vietnamese forces attacked a U.S. Marine base; The Americans were able to hold their position until the siege was lifted two and a half months later.

The year was 1924 and on this day Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53.

The first atomic submarine, The USS Nautilus, was launched on this day back in 1954. The Nautilus did not make its first nuclear-powered run until almost a year later.