On This Day for January 22 - Roe v. Wade ruling, Lord Byron is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 22 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Lord Byron READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, who was best known for tales of science fiction and fantasy imbued with concern for character development and language, died at the age of 88. [ Test your knowledge of American writers.] 2012: Joe Paterno—who, as head coach at Penn State (1966–2011), was one of the most successful coaches in the history of collegiate gridiron football but whose final season was overshadowed by a sex-abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach—died at the age of 85. [ Sort fact from fiction in our American football quiz.] 2010: Struggling with ratings, Conan O'Brien left The Tonight Show after hosting his last episode of the late-night television program. [Take our quiz about pop culture.] 2006: Evo Morales, a member of the Aymara indigenous group, was sworn in as president of Bolivia, becoming the first Indian to hold the office. [ How much do you know about Latin American history?] 1998: One of the most notorious domestic terrorists in U.S. history, Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber, who killed three people and injured 22 in 16 attacks between 1979 and 1995, was sentenced to four terms of life in prison without parole. 1992: Serving as a payload specialist aboard the Discovery space shuttle, Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel into space. [Test your knowledge of famous astronauts and cosmonauts.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1788 Lord Byron English poet 1869 Grigori Rasputin Russian mystic 1940 John Hurt British actor 1561 Francis Bacon British author, philosopher, and statesman 1931 Sam Cooke American singer 1953 Jim Jarmusch American director SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help