This Day in History — January 22

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Today is the 22nd day of 2021. There are 343 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1973: In its Roe vs Wade decision, the US Supreme Court legalises abortions. OTHER EVENTS1498: During his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrives at the present-day Caribbean island of St Vincent.1517: Ottoman troops take Cairo, Egypt.


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