This Day In History

January 22
1263
Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) is born.
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Isandlwana Zulu troops defeat British troops.
1947
KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
1962
The Organisation of American States suspends Cuba's membership.
1968
Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
1970
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet," enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
1973
A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
2002
Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2006
Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.