SATURDAY, January 20, 2024 Today is the 20th day of 2024 and the 31st day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1841, China ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British. In 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union was founded. In 1981, the Iran hostage crisis ended as 52 American captives were released in Tehran, just after President Jimmy Carter left office. In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as…