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UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025

On Jan. 22, 1973, in its historic Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal.

By United Press International
An abortion-right activist holds a hanger outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for the court to overturn Roe vs. Wade later this year on May 3, 2022. On January 22, 1973, in its historic Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
1 of 4 | An abortion-right activist holds a hanger outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for the court to overturn Roe vs. Wade later this year on May 3, 2022. On January 22, 1973, in its historic Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2025 with 343 to follow.

The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.

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Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include Russian Czar Ivan III, known as Ivan the Great, in 1440; writer/explorer Walter Raleigh in 1552; English philosopher/statesman Francis Bacon in 1561; poet Lord George Byron in 1788; Chief Justice of the United States Fred Vinson in 1890; U.N. Secretary-General U Thant in 1909; actor Ann Sothern in 1909; musician Sam Cooke in 1931; actor Piper Laurie in 1932; actor Bill Bixby in 1934; celebrity chef Graham Kerr in 1934 (age 91); writer Joseph Wambaugh in 1937 (age 88); TV chef Jeff Smith in 1939; actor John Hurt in 1940; musician Steve Perry (Journey) in 1949 (age 76); musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) in 1952 (age 73); filmmaker Jim Jarmusch in 1953 (age 72); actor John Wesley Shipp in 1955 (age 70); actor Linda Blair in 1959 (age 66); musician Michael Hutchence (INXS) in 1960; musician Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses) in 1965 (age 60); actor Diane Lane in 1965 (age 60); actor/musician DJ Jazzy Jeff in 1965 (age 60); restaurateur Guy Fieri in 1968 (age 57); actor Olivia d'Abo in 1969 (age 56); actor Matt Iseman in 1971 (age 54); actor Gabriel Macht in 1972 (age 53); actor Balthazar Getty in 1975 (age 50); actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson in 1980 (age 45); musician/actor/interior designer Willa Ford in 1981 (age 44); musician Ben Moody (Evanescence) in 1981 (age 44); actor Beverley Mitchell in 1981 (age 44); WNBA star Caitlin Clark in 2002 (age 23).

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On this date in history:

In 1771, Spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain.

In 1901, Queen Victoria of Britain died at age 82 after a reign of 64 years. She was succeeded by her son, Edward VII.

In 1914, attorneys for world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, a Black prizefighter, filed a brief for a new trial with the U.S. Court of Appeals, challenging Johnson's conviction under the Mann Act.

In 1924, senators investigating the Teapot Dome lease scandal declared they would use all the legal powers of the government to get to the truth.

In 1943, U.S. and Australian troops took New Guinea in the first land victory over the Japanese in World War II.

In 1944, U.S. troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions.

In 1973, in its historic Roe v. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal. The high court overturned the ruling June 24, 2022, in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

In 1987, Glen Tremml, 27, pedaled the ultralight aircraft Eagle over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for a human-powered flight record of 37.2 miles.

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In 1991, Iraq launched a Scud missile attack against Israel, injuring 98 people.

In 1998, Theodore Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," accused of sending bombs that killed and wounded people, pleaded guilty to all counts against him in California and New Jersey. He was sentenced to life in prison.

In 2003, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to be the first secretary of Homeland Security by a 94-0 vote.

In 2008, Heath Ledger, star of Brokeback Mountain, A Knight's Tale and The Dark Knight, died of a drug overdose. He was 28.

In 2012, Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach who won a record 409 games in his storied six-decade career but was forced out amid a sex scandal involving an ex-assistant coach, died of lung cancer. He was 85.

In 2021, the Senate confirmed Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense, making him the first Black Pentagon chief.

In 2023, Australian Laura Enever caught a wave measuring 43.6 feet tall off the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It earned her the Guinness World Records title for largest wave surfed by a woman.

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A thought for the day: "The Great Society asks not how much, but how good; not only how to create wealth but how to use it; not only how fast we are going, but where we are headed." -- President Lyndon B. Johnson

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