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Historical events on January 22

JANUARY 22, 1968
Apollo 5 (pictured), the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.
Apollo 5, also known as AS-204, was the uncrewed first flight of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) that would later carry astronauts Read More
JANUARY 22, 1879
Anglo-Zulu War: The Zulu forces of King Cetshwayo (pictured) achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Isandlwana.
The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and Read More
JANUARY 22, 565
Eutychius of Constantinople was arrested after he refused Byzantine emperor Justinian I's order to adopt the tenets of the Aphthartodocetae, a sect of non-Chalcedonian Christians.
Eutychius of Constantinople, considered a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions, was the patriarch of Constantinople from 552 Read More
JANUARY 22, 1689
The Convention Parliament met to decide the fate of the throne after James II, the last Catholic monarch of England, fled to France following the Glorious Revolution.
The English Convention was an assembly of the Parliament of England which met between 22 January and 12 February 1689 and transferred Read More
JANUARY 22, 1987
After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.
Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or acceptance of a private favor in exchange for official action. The purpose of a bribe Read More
JANUARY 22, 1970
The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route.
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and Read More
JANUARY 22, 2012
Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.
A referendum on the EU accession of the Republic of Croatia was held on 22 January 2012. Croatia finished accession (membership) negotiations Read More
JANUARY 22, 1943
World War II: The Battle of Buna–Gona on New Guinea ended with an Allied victory after two months of fighting in which the Japanese fought with a resolve and tenacity not previously encountered.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
JANUARY 22, 2006
Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
Juan Evo Morales Ayma is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th president of Read More
JANUARY 22, 1973
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade struck down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has Read More
JANUARY 22, 1273
Muhammad II became Sultan of Granada after his father's death in a riding accident.
Muhammad II was the second Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula, succeeding his father, Muhammad Read More
JANUARY 22, 1969
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev survived what was seen as an assassination attempt, an incident that was not revealed to the public until after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from Read More
JANUARY 22, 1963
France and West Germany signed the Élysée Treaty, establishing a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry.
The Élysée Treaty was a treaty of friendship between France and West Germany, signed by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Read More
JANUARY 22, 1906
SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific.
SS Valencia was an iron-hulled passenger steamer built for the Red D Line for service between Venezuela and New York City. She Read More
JANUARY 22, 565
Eutychius, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, was arrested after he refused Byzantine emperor Justinian I's order to adopt the tenets of the Aphthartodocetae, a sect of non-Chalcedonian Christians.
Eutychius of Constantinople, considered a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions, was the patriarch of Constantinople from 552 Read More
JANUARY 22, 1979
Uganda–Tanzania War: After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town in the Battle of Mutukula and caused Ugandan forces to flee.
The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda Read More
JANUARY 22, 1957
New York City police arrested George Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber", for planting over 30 bombs over 16 years throughout the city.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within Read More
JANUARY 22, 1924
Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.
James Ramsay MacDonald was a British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The first two of Read More

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