1. On January 22, 1908, the United Mine Workers of America began a strike in Eastern Kentucky, demanding better working conditions and higher wages for coal miners. The strike lasted for several months and resulted in violence and unrest in the region.

2. In 1932, the first Kentucky State Wrestling Championship was held in Louisville. Sixteen wrestlers from around the state competed for the title, and the event marked the beginning of a long tradition of high school wrestling in Kentucky.

3. On January 22, 1944, the University of Kentucky basketball team defeated the University of Louisville in a high-scoring game that ended in a 98-29 victory for the Wildcats. The game remains one of the most lopsided victories in the history of the rivalry between the two schools.

4. In 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, advocating for desegregation and racial equality. King's visit was controversial at the time, and he faced opposition from some state officials and conservative groups.

5. On January 22, 2015, Republicans took control of the Kentucky State Senate for the first time in over 90 years. The GOP won a slim majority in the 2014 elections, giving them control of both chambers of the state legislature for the first time since 1921.