January 22 - The Day in History

January 22 : General Interest 1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings On this day in 1998, in a Sacramento, California, courtroom, Theodore J. Kaczynski pleads guilty to all federal charges against him, acknowledging his responsibility for a 17-year campaign of package bombings attributed to the "Unabomber."... read more American Revolution 1779 : Claudius Smith, "Cowboy of the Ramapos", hangs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/claudius-smith-cowboy-of-the-ramapos-hangs Automotive 2009 : Gran Torino opens Down Under http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gran-torino-opens-down-under Civil War 1927 : Rebel General John McCausland dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-mccausland-dies Cold War 1982 : Reagan links arms talks with Soviets to oppression in Poland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-links-arms-talks-with-soviets-to-oppression-in-poland Crime 1973 : Roe v. Wade http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roe-v-wade Disaster 1973 : Plane crashes at Nigerian airport http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-at-nigerian-airport General Interest 1840 : British colonists reach New Zealand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-colonists-reach-new-zealand 1901 : Queen Victoria dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/queen-victoria-dies 1905 : First Russian Revolution begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-russian-revolution-begins 1973 : Supreme Court legalizes abortion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-legalizes-abortion 1980 : Sakharov arrested in Moscow http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sakharov-arrested-in-moscow Hollywood 2008 : Heath Ledger dies of accidental prescription drug overdose http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heath-ledger-dies-of-accidental-prescription-drug-overdose 2010 : Conan O'Brien makes final appearance as Tonight Show host http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conan-obrien-makes-final-appearance-as-tonight-show-host Literary 1788 : George Gordon, Lord Byron, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-gordon-lord-byron-is-born Music 1981 : Final portrait of John and Yoko is on the cover of Rolling Stone http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-portrait-of-john-and-yoko-is-on-the-cover-of-rolling-stone Old West 1879 : Chief Dull Knife makes last fight for freedom http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chief-dull-knife-makes-last-fight-for-freedom Presidential 1973 : Lyndon Baines Johnson dies in Texas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lyndon-baines-johnson-dies-in-texas Sports 1973 : Foreman beats Frazier to win heavyweight title in Jamaica http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/foreman-beats-frazier-to-win-heavyweight-title-in-jamaica Vietnam War 1964 : U.S. Joint Chiefs foresee larger U.S. commitment http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-joint-chiefs-foresee-larger-us-commitment 1968 : Operations Jeb Stuart and Pershing II kick off http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operations-jeb-stuart-and-pershing-ii-kick-off World War I 1905 : Bloody Sunday Massacre in Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloody-sunday-massacre-in-russia World War II 1941 : Brits and Australians take Tobruk http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brits-and-australians-take-tobruk

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