On This Day: January 22

As usual, many important events have happened on this day. For more information please visit Wikipedia or the Google (or the search engine/encyclopedia/almanac of your choice):

• In 1506, The first contingent of Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
• In 1889, Columbia Phonograph (now Columbia Records) was formed.
• In 1905, Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg, Russia at the start of the failed 1905 revolution.
• In 1946, The Central Intelligence Group (now the Central Intelligence Agency) was formed in the U.S.
• In 1973, The U.S. Supreme Court delivers its decision in the landmark case, Roe v. Wade.
• In 1984, The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer PC to popularize the mouse and the Graphical User Interface is introduced (the commercial is below).
• In 1987, Pennsylvania politician Budd Dwyer committed suicide in front of a live, televised press conference by shooting himself in the mouth.
• In 1992, Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman to in space.
• In 2006, Evo Morales is elected the first indigenous President of Bolivia.
• In 2007, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second highest point total for one game in NBA history.

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