Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone was an Argentine general who served as the de facto President of Argentina from 1 July 1982 to 10 December 1983, the last president to serve under the National Reorganization Process. In 2010, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of persons suspected of opposing the government during the Dirty War.

1928Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic, founded the Albert Einstein Institution (died 2018)^[†]

Gene Sharp was an American political scientist. He was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He was known for his extensive writings on nonviolent struggle, which have influenced numerous anti-government resistance movements around the world.

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1928George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer (born 1858)^[†]

George Washington Goethals was an American military officer and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. He was the first Governor of Panama Canal Zone from 1914 to 1917, and was also the State Engineer of New Jersey and the Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army.

Headlines from January 21, 1928

Kentucky Senate Asks Smith to Address It; House Democrats Kill Invitation to Hoover

SOVIET SELLS BONDS TO INVESTORS HERE; Finds Way to Dispose of the Rail Issue Despite Lack of American Recognition. PART OF $30,000,000 LOAN Moscow Arranges With Chase National to Pay in Dollars-- $100,000 Sold by Mail.

BRIAND NOTE SENT; ASKS RESERVATIONS; Insists France Cannot Join in Anti-War Treaty Conflicting With Commitments. NOR OTHER NATIONS EITHER Substitutes 'Wars of Assistance' for Term 'Wars of Aggression' Secretary Objected To.

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