Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 63 years (the 4th longest among longest-reigning monarchs and the longest for queens)." class="wp-simple-rss-link">January 22, 1901: Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 63 years (the 4th longest among longest-reigning monarchs and the longest for queens).
St. Petersburg (on January 9 of the old Russian calendar). " class="wp-simple-rss-link">January 22, 1905:
500 workers were killed by the Czar's troops in "Bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg (on January 9 of the old Russian calendar).
Thornton Wilder's play Our Town first performed publicly in Princeton, N.J." class="wp-simple-rss-link">January 22, 1938: Thornton Wilder's play Our Town first performed publicly in Princeton, N.J.
Supreme Court legalized some abortions in Roe v. Wade." class="wp-simple-rss-link">January 22, 1973: The Supreme Court legalized some abortions in Roe v. Wade.
Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state." class="wp-simple-rss-link">January 22, 1997: The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state.
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