Today In History

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2019. There are 343 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1973: The U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortions using a trimester approach. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his Texas ranch at age 64.

ON THIS DATE

› 1498: During his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean island of St. Vincent.

› 1907: The Richard Strauss opera “Salome” made its American debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York; its racy content sparked outrage and forced cancellation of additional performances.

› 1917: President Woodrow Wilson, in an address to Congress, pleaded for an end to the war in Europe, calling for “peace without victory.” (By April, however, America also was at war.)

› 1953: The Arthur Miller drama “The Crucible,” set during the Salem witch trials, opened on Broadway.

› 1968: The fast-paced sketch comedy program “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered as a weekly series on NBC-TV.

› 1997: The Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the nation’s first female secretary of state.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is 91. Actress Piper Laurie is

87. Celebrity chef Graham Kerr (TV: “The Galloping Gourmet”) is

85. Actor Seymour Cassel is 84. Author Joseph Wambaugh is 82. Singer Steve Perry is 70. Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 67. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 66. Actor John Wesley Shipp is 64. Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy is 62. Actress Linda Blair is 60. Actress Diane Lane is 54. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 54. Country singer Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) is 54. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is 51. Actress Olivia d’Abo is 50. Rhythm and blues singer Marc Gay (Shai) is 50. Actress Katie Finneran is 48. Actor Gabriel Macht is 47. Actor Balthazar Getty is 44. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 39. Pop singer Willa Ford is 38. Actress Beverley Mitchell is 38. Rock singer-musician Ben Moody is 38. Actor Kevin Sheridan is

37. Actress-singer Phoebe Strole is 36. Rapper Logic is 29. Tennis player Alize Cornet is 29. Actress Sami Gayle is 23.