It happened on a… January 22 - Beinteractivegroup

2020

China locks down city of Wuhan and its 11 million people, in effort to control the coronavirus with death toll at 17, over 500 people ill.

Netflix becomes the largest digital media and entertainment company in the world worth $100 billion.

Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country’s first indigenous president.

Gulf War : Kuwaiti oil facilities are destroyed by Iraqi forces.

Joe Frazier lost the first fight of his professional career to George Foreman.

“Lady Soul” 14th studio album by Aretha Franklin is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1968).

Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for nearly 64 years. Edward VII, her son, succeeded her.

The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.