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2 days agoToday in History: January 4, Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world, opens in Dubai
Today is Sunday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2026. There are 361 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 4,2010, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world at 2,717 feet tall, opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Also on this date: In 1853, New Yorker Solomon Northup regained his freedom after being kidnapped in Washington, D.C., and forced into slavery in 1841; he would later tell his story in his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave.
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