Today is the 22nd day of the year, with only 343 days remaining until the end of the year.
1506 - The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
1927 - The first live radio commentary of a soccer match in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
1944 - The Allies commences Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio, Italy.
1957 - The New York City "Mad Bombeer," George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
1973 - The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decision in Roe Vs. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
1984 - The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous television commercial.
1987 - Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
1990 - Robert Tappan Morris Jr., is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet Computer worm.
2002 - Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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