History for January 22

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Sir Francis Bacon 1561, André Ampère 1775, Lord (George) Byron 1788



David (D.W.) Griffith 1875, Ann Sothern 1909, Linda Blair 1959


1666 - Shah Jahan, a descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur, died at the age of 74. He was the Mongul emperor of India that built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz-i-Mahal.


1771 - The Falkland Islands were ceded to Britain by Spain.


1874 - A patent was issued to Samuel W. Francis for the spork.


1879 - British troops were massacred by the Zulus at Isandhlwana.


1901 - Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for nearly 64 years. Edward VII, her son, succeeded her.


1917 - U.S. President Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for "peace without victory." America entered the war the following April.

1950 - Alger Hiss, a former adviser to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, was convicted of perjury for denying contacts with a Soviet agent. He was sentenced to five years in prison.


1997 - The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state.