On This Day: Allied troops invade Anzio, Italy, in WWII
On Jan. 22, 1944, U.S. troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions.
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U.S. Army troops land at Anzio, Italy, in Operation Shingle on January 22, 1944. File Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army
Australian-manned M3 General Stuart tanks attack Japanese pillboxes in the final assault on Buna, Papua New Guinea, on January 2, 1943. On January 22, 1943, U.S. and Australian troops took New Guinea in the first land victory over the Japanese in World War II. File Photo by George Silk/Australian government
Demonstrators holding a March for Life banner walk in front of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 45th Anuual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday. On January 22, 1973, in its historic Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo