1. On January 22, 1901, the Cincinnati Reds baseball team was officially organized as a Major League Baseball team. The team had previously played in the rival American Association but moved to the National League, where they have remained ever since.

2. In 1968, Ohio State University student Richard L. Tuckwood became the first American conscientious objector to be granted noncombatant status during the Vietnam War. Tuckwood was a member of the Quaker faith and believed in nonviolence.

3. On this day in 1973, the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortion nationwide. The ruling has since been a topic of controversy and debate in Ohio and across the country.

4. January 22, 1978, was a tragic day in Ohio history when the historic Collinwood school fire occurred in Cleveland. The fire claimed the lives of 15 students and one teacher and is one of the deadliest school fires in U.S. history.

5. In 2015, Ohio Governor John Kasich announced his bid for the Republican Party nomination for president. Though he ultimately did not win the nomination, Kasich was seen as a moderate candidate within the party and a strong contender in the primary race.