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| February 22nd |
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| About February 22nd is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 312 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (313 in leap years). February 22nd is Washington's Birthday. Births 1732 - George Washington, First U.S. President 1917 - Jane Bowles, writer, playwright 1932 - Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senator (Massachusetts) 1950 - Julius Erving, professional basketball player 1952 - Bill Frist, former U.S. Senator (Tennessee) 1955 - David Axelrod, political consultant 1962 - Steve Irwin, television personality, wildlife expert 1966 - Rachel Dratch, actress, comedian (Saturday Night Live) 1968 - Jeri Ryan, actress (Star Trek: Voyager) 1975 - Drew Barrymore, actress (The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates) Deaths 1890 - John Jacob Astor III, businessman, Astor family member 1987 - Andy Warhol, painter, printmaker, filmmaker Events 1819 - Spain hands Florida over to the United States for $5 million. 1855 - Pennsylvania State University is founded. 1879 - Frank Woolworth starts his first retail store in Utica, New York. 1924 - The first presidential radio broadcast from the White House is delivered by Calvin Coolidge. 1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. 1980 - The United States ice hockey team wins a shocking victory over the Soviet team, 4-3, at Lake Placid, New York. 1983 - The infamous Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. 1989 - Milli Vanilli wins a Grammy for Best New Artist. 2006 - Approximately $92.5 million (USD) is stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent in Britain's largest robbery. |
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