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| About January 22nd is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 343 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (344 in leap years). Births 1909 - Ann Sothern, actress (Maisie) 1927 - Joe Perry, Hall of Fame fullback 1927 - Lou Creekmur, Hall of Fame offensive lineman 1931 - Sam Cooke, singer, songwriter ("Bring It on Home to Me") 1949 - Steve Perry, singer, songwriter (Journey) 1981 - Willa Ford, singer, songwriter, model 1987 - Ray Rice, professional football player Deaths 1973 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th U.S. President 2004 - Ann Miller, dancer, singer, actress (Sugar Babies) 2008 - Heath Ledger, actor (Brokeback Mountain) 2010 - James Mitchell, actor (All My Children) Events 1939 - The uranium atom is split for the first time using cyclotron at Columbia University in New York City. 1946 - The predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency, the Central Intelligence Group, is created. 1968 - The comedy-variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In makes its debut on NBC. 1973 - Twenty-four-year-old George Foreman upsets reigning champion Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica in a bout labeled the Sunshine Showdown. 1973 - The landmark abortion decision is handed down by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade. 1984 - Apple Inc introduces the Apple Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial. 1984 - The Los Angeles Raiders defeat the Washington Redskins by a score of 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII. 1987 - Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself at a press conference on live television. 1989 - The San Francisco 49ers claim their third championship with a 20-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII. 1997 - The U.S. Senate confirms Madeleine Albright as the nation's first female Secretary of State. 2002 - Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. |
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