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Jan. 26, 1986: The Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX

Jan. 25, 1916: Jack Brickhouse, the legendary Chicago Cubs play-by-play announcer, is born in Peoria

Jan. 24, 1925: Maria Tallchief, one of the country’s most popular ballerinas and founder of a Chicago dance troupe, is born.

Jan. 23, 1818: Legislation to establish the state of Illinois is introduced in Congress

Jan. 22, 1973: The U.S. Supreme Court rules 7-2 that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution protects a woman’s decision to have an abortion

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