Also that same year, "Far in your time, we have the opportunity to move not only towards the rich society and powerful society but upward to the great society."Former President Lyndon Johnson dies in Texas at age 64. Johnson's legacy includes civil rights law, domestic programs such as Medicare and an expansion of Vietname War that divided the nation.

1998Theodore Kaczynski pleads guilty to being the Unabomber, in return, he gets life in prison without parole. Kaczynski's brother David :"We are finally at a place where we can begin a process of healing."1901Britain’s Queen Victoria, whose more than 50 year rule saw the British Empire reach its peak, dies at age 82.

1953Arthur Miller's drama 'the Cruible' opens on Broadway. Set during the Salem witch trials, the play takes an aim at McCarthyism in the red scare of the 1950s.

and 1968And you bet your sweet bippy, Rowan and Martin's Laughing, the TV comedy classic from their counter culture era, premieres on NBC.

Today in History, January 22nd, Sandy Cozel, the Associated Press.