Page 6: Historical Events In January - 22

1945  HMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed   

1945  Burma highway reopens.   

1945  A Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61   

1946  US President creates the CIA.   

1946  US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency.   

1947  Hollywood station KTLA, the inaugural commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins broadcasting.   

1947  1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA   

1948  Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados   

1949  "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs   

1950  In this year, Polly Riley claims LPGA Tampa Golf Open.   

1950  Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57   

1951  The Canadian destroyer HMCS Huron is put under United Nations command for service off Korea   

1951  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom.   

1951  Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71.   

1952  Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Mysteries of Love), dies at 52.   

1953  Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, opens on Broadway   

1953  Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in NYC   

1955  Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms.   

1956  30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles.   

1956  P A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies.   

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Penisula.   

1957  Israeli forces withdraw from Sinai Peninsula.   

1958  KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast.   

1959  USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects   

1959  A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73.   

1960  10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia   

1964  Marc Blitzstein, US composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58   

1966  Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75.   

1967  Jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at 66   

1968  The comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network   

1968  Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77.   

1970  The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its inaugural regularly scheduled commercial flight on a route from New York to London   

1973  Former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) dies at age 64.   

1973  In the Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortions during the inaugural six months of pregnancy   

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1263  Ibn taymiya: Islamic scholar   

1440  Ivan iii: The great, russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered lithuania   

1553  Mori terumoto: Japanese warrior   

1561  Francis bacon: England, statesman/essayist (novum organum)   

1571  Robert bruce cotton: English antiquary, politician   

1592  Pierre gassendi: Champtercier provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  Pascal collasse: Composer   

1654  Richard blackmore: English physician and writer   

1336  Louis iii: Last earl of loon,   

1531  Andrea del sarto: Italian painter,   

1536  Bernhard knipperdolling: German religious leader (b. 1495)   

1552  Death of Edward seymour: Duke of somerset, beheaded for treason   

1581  Joost de damhoudere: Flemish lawyer,   

1599  Cristofano malvezzi: Composer,   

1640  Erasmus quellinus i: Flemish wood carver,   

1700  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer,