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The Independent

January 17, 2026

1773: Captain Cook's ship Resolution became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle.

1880: Slapstick king Mack Sennett, creator of the Keystone Cops, was born in Quebec.

1899: Chicago Mafia mobster Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York. 1912: British explorer Captain Scott reached the south pole – only to find the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had arrived a month earlier.

1977: Double murderer Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison.

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