THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009

Today is Thursday, January 22, the 22nd day of 2009. There are 343 days left in the year.

1517 _ Turks conquer Cairo

1905 _ ``Bloody Sunday"; Russian demonstrators fired on by tsarist troops

1918 _ Ukraine proclaimed a free republic (German puppet)

1946 _ U.S. president sets up Central Intelligence Agency

1951 _ Fidel Castro ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter

1953 _ Arthur Miller's ``Crucible" premieres in New York City

1957 _ Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula

1960 _ French President De Gaulle escapes attempt by General Massu

1964 _ World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin

1973 _ Roe vs. Wade; U.S. Supreme Court legalizes some abortions