On January 22nd in History
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On January 22nd in 1997 - The US Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state.
On January 22nd in 1998 - Theodore Kaczynski pled guilty to federal charges for his role as the Unabomber. He agreed to life in prison without parole.
On January 22nd in 2000 - Elian Gonzalez's grandmothers met privately with US Attorney General Janet Reno as they appealed for help in removing the boy from his Florida relatives and reuniting him with his father in Cuba.
On January 22nd in 2002 - In Calcutta, India, Heavily armed gunmen attacked the US government cultural center. Five police officers were killed and twenty others, including one pedestrian and one private security guard, were wounded.
On January 22nd in 2002 - Lawyers suing Enron Corp. asked a court to prevent further shredding of documents due to the pending federal investigation.
On January 22nd in 2002 - Amazon.com announced that it had posted its first net profit in the fourth quarter (quarter ending December 31, 2001).
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