On This Day: October 22nd

Same-sex marriage is legalised, and abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly not being restored.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.

The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.

India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.

A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.

A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.

Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.

Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.

Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.