THE DAY IN HISTORY · JANUARY 22
January 22 in history
What happened on January 22: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1905 and 1973, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Bloody Sunday
22 Jan 1905 — Workers carry a petition toward the Winter Palace in a peaceful procession. Troops fire on them, killing hundreds. The image of the Tsar as the people's father dies that afternoon. This marker is a memorial, not a battle.
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— Roe v. Wade
22 Jan 1973 — By 7–2, the Supreme Court rules that the constitutional right to privacy covers a woman’s decision to end a pregnancy, striking down most state bans. The case had been filed in Dallas in 1970 on behalf of Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe”).
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