22nd January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 22nd day of 2016. There are 335 days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History; Birthdays:   1561 Francis Bacon, English politician and philospher   1788 Lord Byron, English poet   1875 D.W Griffith, American film director/producer   1921 Sir Alf Ramsey, Manager of England's World Cup squad   1937 Nyree Dawn Porter, English actress   1940 John Hurt, English born film actor; 'Alien'   1948 George Foreman, American heavyweight boxer Events:   1771 The Falkland Islands were given to Britain by the Spanish   1862 Mr. H.S Freeman became Governor of Lagos Colony   1879 British troops were massacred by the Zulus at Isandhlwana, South Africa   1924 Ramsey MacDonald became the first British Labour Prime Minister   1927 A football match was broadcast over the radio for the very first time   1941 Tobruk, North Africa, was captured by Australian troops   1944 Allied forces landed at Anzio, Italy   1947 The fresh meat ration was reduced to 1s (5p) per week in Britain   1972 The United Kingdom joined the Common Market   1974 Loyalists were expelled from the Northern Ireland Assembley