Jan. 22 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1771, Spain ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain. Advertisement In 1901, Queen Victoria of Britain died at age 82 after a reign of 64 years. She was succeeded by her son, Edward VII. In 1914, attorneys for world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, a Black prizefighter, filed a brief for a new trial with the U.S. Court of Appeals, challenging Johnson's conviction under the Mann Act. File Photo by Library of Congress/UPI In 1924, senators