Slideshow: Today In History, Jan. 22
Today is Thursday, Jan. 22.
Today's Highlight in History:
1498: Christopher Columbus
In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
1938: Thornton Wilder
In 1938, Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town" was performed publicly for the first time in Princeton, New Jersey.
1957: "Mad Bomber" George P. Metesky
In 1957, suspected "Mad Bomber" George P. Metesky was arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut. (He was later found mentally ill and committed until 1973; he died in 1994.)
1968: "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
In 1968, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC-TV.
1973: Lyndon B. Johnson
In 1973, former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his Texas ranch at age 64.
1984: Super Bowl XVIII
In 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 to win Super Bowl XVIII (18) at Tampa Stadium in Florida; the CBS-TV broadcast featured Apple Computer's famous "1984" commercial introducing the Macintosh computer.
1995: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
In 1995, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at the Kennedy compound at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, at age 104.
2010: Conan O'Brien
Five years ago: Conan O'Brien ended his brief tenure on "The Tonight Show" after accepting a $45 million buyout from NBC to leave the show he'd long dreamed of hosting after only seven months.
2010: Jean Simmons
Five years ago: Actress Jean Simmons, 80, died in Santa Monica, California.
Birthday: Birch Bayh
Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is 87.
Birthday: Diane Lane
Actress Diane Lane is 50.
Birthday: DJ Jazzy Jeff
Actor-rapper DJ Jazzy Jeff is 50.
Birthday: Guy Fieri
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri (TV: "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives") is 47.
Birthday: Jim Jarmusch
Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 62.
Birthday: John Hurt
Actor John Hurt is 75.
Birthday: Joseph Wambaugh
Author Joseph Wambaugh is 78.
Birthday: Linda Blair
Actress Linda Blair is 56.
Birthday: Olivia d'Abo
Actress Olivia d'Abo is 46.
Birthday: Piper Laurie
Actress Piper Laurie is 83.
Birthday: Steve Perry
Singer Steve Perry is 66.
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