Date Book

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022

Today is the 17th day of 2022 and the 28th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1773, Captain James Cook and his crew became the first to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

In 1917, the United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.

In 1946, the United Nations Security Council held its first session.

In 1991, a United States-led coalition’s planes struck targets in Kuwait and Iraq, launching the Persian Gulf War.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), statesman/ inventor/author; Al Capone (18991947), organized crime boss; Betty White (1922-2021), actress; Eartha Kitt (1927-2008), actress/singer; James Earl Jones (1931- ), actor; Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), boxer; Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), actor/ comedian; Steve Harvey (1957- ), comedian/actor; Jim Carrey (1962), actor; Sebastian Junger (1962- ), journalist/author; Michelle Obama (1964- ), U.S. first lady; Kid Rock (1971- ), singer-songwriter; Zooey Deschanel (1980- ), actress; Dwyane Wade (1982- ), basketball player; Calvin Harris (1984- ), singersongwriter/producer.

TODAY’S FACT: The term “military-industrial complex” was first used by President Dwight Eisenhower during his farewell address to the nation on this day in 1961.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1971, the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V, a game so filled with errors it was nicknamed the “Blunder Bowl.”

TODAY’S QUOTE: “We should always have three friends in our lives -- one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we’ve cleared the way.” -Michelle Obama

TODAY’S NUMBER: 26 -- age at which gangster Al Capone became boss of the “Chicago Outfit.”

TODAY’S MOON: Full moon (Jan. 17).