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 - Kiwanis
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Kiwanis

1915: The community service organization Kiwanis International is founded as The Supreme Lodge Benevolent Order Brothers in Detroit, Mich. It would change its name to Kiwanis the following year.

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