Saturday, January 22, 2011

January 22

TrackYearEventArtistSongAlbum
11521Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, opens the Diet of Worms.The Olivia Tremor ControlDo You Like Worms? (Do You Dig Worms?)Smiling Pets: A Tribute to the Beach Boys
21877Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.Wolf ParadeCall it a RitualAt Mount Zoomer
31889Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.OasisColumbiaDefinitely Maybe
41915Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.Fountains of WayneFire in the CanyonTraffic and Weather
51946Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.MilemarkerInternet Relay Chat with the Central Intelligence AgencyFrigid Forms Sell
61947KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.BeckHollywood FreaksMidnight Vultures
71973The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.CyclopsAbortions for AllDemo
81984The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial.David Bowie1984Diamond Dogs
91999Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.Articles of FaithBuried AliveMaster Tape Compilation
102002Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.SuperdragBankrupt VibrationHead Trip in Every Key

(Historical facts about January 22 are from Wikipedia.)

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