On this day: January 21

POSTED: 12:57 PM PST Jan 18, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 20, 2013 

Louis XVI is guillotined, the first nuclear-powered submarine launches, the nation catches "Saturday Night Fever," and President Reagan's second inauguration heads indoors, all on this day.

OTD January 21 - Eric Holder
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U.S. Department of Justice

1951: Eric Holder, who would become the 82nd United States attorney general under President Barack Obama in 2009, is born in New York City.

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