Today in History: January 22nd Events and Celebrity Birthdays
Today is January 22, 2026, the 22nd day of the year with 343 days remaining. On this day in history, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, establishing a constitutional right to abortion. Queen Victoria of Britain passed away in 1901, and Allied forces landed in Anzio, Italy during World War II in 1944. KTLA-TV, the first commercially licensed television station west of the Mississippi, debuted in Los Angeles in 1947. The Arthur Miller play "The Crucible" premiered in New York in 1953. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his Texas ranch in 1973. In 1998, Theodore Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," pleaded guilty to his crimes. Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single NBA game in 2006. An outbreak of tornadoes in the U.S. Southeast caused fatalities in Georgia and Mississippi in 2017.
Celebrity birthdays today include chef Graham Kerr, singer Steve Perry, film director Jim Jarmusch, actor Linda Blair, actor Diane Lane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, chef Guy Fieri, actor Olivia d'Abo, actor Gabriel Macht, actor Balthazar Getty, rapper Logic, actor Daryl McCormack, actor Sami Gayle, R&B singer Ravyn Lenae Washington, and WNBA point guard Caitlin Clark.