What happend on 22nd January

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23.01
2003

Last successful contact with the spacecraft Pioneer 10, one of the most distant man-made objects.

2003

The Netherlands vote for a new parliament after the previous had only been into power for 86 days.

2002

Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

2002

AOL Time Warner brings a federal suit against Microsoft alleging that the market for AOL's Netscape Navigator Internet browser was harmed when Microsoft started to give away a competing browser.

2001

Four of the Texas 7 are caught at a convenience store in Woodland Park, Colorado and a fifth killed himself inside a motor home.

1998

Suspected Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski pleads guilty and accepts a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

1997

Madeleine Albright becomes the first female secretary of state after confirmation by the United States Senate.

1995

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: In central Israel, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves-up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis.

1992

STS-42: Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.

1992

Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.