On this day 22nd January
Some notable facts about this date, for more, visit http://www.onthisday.com
Facts
1689 Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary (daughter of exiled King James II)
1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders.
1905 In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday'
1946 US president Harry Truman sets up the Central Intelligence Agency
1973 Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions
Deaths
1336 Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies
1900 David Edward Hughes, British-American inventor (microphone, teleprinter), dies at 68
1901 Victoria, [Alexandrine], Britain's Queen (1837-1901), dies at 81
1959 Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1929)
1973 Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th US President (Democrat: 1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64
1994 Telly Savalas, American actor (Kojak), dies of prostate cancer at 72
2008 Heath Ledger, Australian-American Actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), dies of a drug overdose at 28
Sport
1948 Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados
1956 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
1969 Roy Campanella & Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1988 Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
2012 AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Baltimore Ravens 23-20
Films and TV
1940 1st radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS
1954 11th Golden Globes: The Robe, Spencer Tracy, & Audrey Hepburn win
1994 51st Golden Globes: Schlinder's List, Tom Hanks, & Holly Hunter win
Born on this day
1971 Stan Collymore, English footballer
1980 Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Telly Savalas "Who loves ya baby"
Heath Ledger
Wonderful post
Nice. Always looking forward to the next day. I wonder what 24th would be, my birthday date. Keep it up.
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