Today in history highlights from scattered past events
A chronicle of notable moments on January 22 across centuries. From Henry Flagler's Florida Keys railroad in 1912 and Columbus reaching St Vincent in 1498 to Victoria's death in 1901 and landmark political events like Roe v Wade in 1973 and Madeleine Albright's 1997 confirmation.
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Florida Keys
Rome
U.S. Supreme Court
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Pasaar R. Budd Dwyer
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Senate
Madeleine Albright
West of Memphis spotlights Echols case and exoneration
Peter Jackson Fran Walsh and Amy Berg defend the 1993 West Memphis murders case urging that the 1996 Paradise Lost film and their later investigation helped free Damien Echols Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley. The documentary argues for the justice system over popular opinion and highlights DNA evidence and witnesses guiding a path to exoneration.
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Park City
Utah
Peter Jackson
Damien Echols
Amy Berg
Jackson
West of Memphis
Echols
Fran Walsh
Sundance
Robert Redford
Walsh
Berg
Jason Baldwin
Jessie Misskelley
West Memphis
Arkansas
Michael Moore
Steve Branch
Christopher Byers
Misskelley
Baldwin
Peter
Fran
Davis
Memphis
Damien
Miss Kelley
Lottery numbers roundup with multiple games and jackpots
A compact listing of daily and evening lottery drawings across several games. Includes Pick Three and Pick Four results from multiple states, Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, and show me cash drawings with their winning numbers.
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Iminds
Harvey heads to principal's office in Birmingham contest win
Harvey will relinquish his role as an Original King of Comedy to serve as Phillips Academy's principal for a day after the school won a contest tied to his radio show and General Mills. Angela Strozier described tornadoes' impact on her eighth grader in her entry. Quoted remarks from Anglea Strozier and scene at Sundance featuring Rashida Jones.
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Birmingham
Ala
Steve Harvey
Kings of Comedy
Phillips Academy
Harvey
General Mills
Angela Strozier
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