Holly Willoughby, English model and television host
Holly Marie Willoughby (; born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter, model and author. She is currently the co-presenter of ITV's This Morning (2009–present) and Dancing on Ice (2006–2011, 2018–present) alongside Phillip Schofield.
From 2008 to 2020, Willoughby was a team captain on ITV2's Celebrity Juice alongside Fearne Cotton. She presented the revived television series Surprise Surprise (2012–2015), replacing original presenter Cilla Black. Her other television work includes The Xtra Factor (2008–2009), Text Santa (2011–2013, 2015), BBC's The Voice UK (2012–2013), Play to the Whistle (2015–2017), and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2018).
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- 20Jan
Iran hostage crisis
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages. - 27Apr
Computer mouse
Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse. - 27Jun
Mao Zedong
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. - 7Jul
Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. - 15Sep
Sandra Day O'Connor
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States