History for January 22

History for January 22 - On-This-Day.com
Sir Francis Bacon 1561, André Ampère 1775, Lord (George) Byron 1788
   

David (D.W.) Griffith 1875, Bill Bixby 1934, Linda Blair 1959


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


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.


1941 - Britain captured Tobruk from German forces.


1944 - Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy, during World War II.


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.


1973 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that had been restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy. The case (Roe vs. Wade) legalized abortion.


1984 - Apple introduced the Macintosh during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.