JAN 22nd THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On January 22  I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  - Barack Obama, 2208 Jan 22 Birthdays 1987 - Robyn Richards 1981 - Willa Ford 1968 - Guy Fieri 1965 - Steven Adler 1965 - Diane Lane 1960 - Michael Kelland Hutchence 1959 - Linda Blair 1949 - Steve Perry 1940 - John Hurt 1940 - George Siefert 1937 - Joseph Wambaugh 1935 - Sam Cooke 1934 - Bill Bixby 1932 - Piper Laurie 1909 - Ann Sothern 1904 - George Balanchine 1875 - D.W. Griffith 1561 - Sir Francis Bacon Jan 22 In History 1970 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first regularly scheduled commercial flight on a route from New York to London. 1947 - KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California. 1944 - World War II: Allies begin Operation Shingle (an assault on Anzio, Italy). 1917 - World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. 1905 - Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution. This Day in Business1970 - Aviation has an outstanding day - as the first ever commercial Boeing 747 flight is a success from New York to London in under 7 hours. This Day in Entertainment  2008 - Actor Heath Ledger dies in New York City at age 28 from a combination of prescription drugs. This Day in Geography  1957 - Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula. This Day in Sports  2006 - Kobe Bryant scores 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. Today's HolidayUnification Day (Ukraine)- Celebrates the unification of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic in 1919