22 January 1973 The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion

The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.

On July 28th, 1945, 76 years ago today, a B-25 bomber plane got lost in fog and crashed into the Empire State Building. The pilot was a WW2 pilot.

14 people lost their lives, yet an amazing survival story came out of this incident.

It also gave Americans the right to sue the federal government after this event occurred.

Two Women in Chicago being arrested for wearing one piece bathing suits, without covering their legs, 1922.

23 January 1986 The first artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Among the first inductees were Ray Charles, James Brown, and Elvis Presley.

A young Trump hanging with Michael Jackson

1958. Jimmy Armstrong aka The Dwarf Clown at Clyde Beatty Circus in Palisades, New Jersey. From photographer Bruce Davidson’s series ‘Circus’.

“He was standing alone outside the tent smoking a cigarette,” Davidson upon seeing Armstrong for the first time. Dressed in a tux and a top hat he held a small bouquet of paper flowers, and “stood there pensively in the privacy of his inner thoughts.”

“He seemed to know that it was the inner moment I was drawn to and not his clown face or physical appearance. We became friends, although we seldom spoke to one another.”

“I found something in Jimmy that was more than loneliness, it was a story about surviving" - Bruce Davidson.
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'Lady Death' Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who killed like 309 Nazis (1942)

This gentleman (1960s) likely has the highest Nazi kill count by Hollywood actors.

24 January 1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe

Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space probe that executed an aerobraking maneuver.

24 January 1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale

The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface and a mouse.

25 January 1977 The world's first solar power plant is opened

The solar furnace in Odeillo, France was the first power plant providing alternative energy.

Destruction over the years 😔

25 January 1971 Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda

The dictator's rule (1971 - 1979) was characterized by human right abuse, political repression, and corruption.