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February 22
1371 - Robert II ascended the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart Dynasty.
1630 - English colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony first sampled popcorn brought to them by a Native American named Quadequina for their Thanksgiving celebration.
1732 - George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.
1784 - A U.S. merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China.
1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
1879 - Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York.
1924 - Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.
1935 - Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.
1967 - More than 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Vietcong stronghold near the Cambodian border. (Although the communists were driven out, they later returned.)
1987 - Pop artist Andy Warhol died in New York City at age 58.
1997 - Scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly." (Dolly, however, was later put down after a short life marred by premature aging and disease.)
2010 - Najibullah Zazi, accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways, pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction. (Zazi faced up to life in prison but spent nearly a decade after his arrest helping the U.S. identify and prosecute terrorists; he was given a 10-year sentence followed by supervised release.)
2016 - The City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina, voted 7-4 to pass a new law allowing transgender people to choose public bathrooms that corresponded to their gender identity.
2017 - The Trump administration lifted federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.
2021 - The number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 500,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Birthdays
38 - Rajon Rondo (basketball player)
39 - Zach Roerig (actor)
49 - Liza Huber (actress)
49 - Drew Barrymore (actress/talk show host)
50 - James Blunt (singer)
52 - Michael Chang (tennis player)
53 - Jose Solano (actor)
53 - Lea Salonga (actress/singer)
54 - Tamara Mello (actress)
55 - Clinton Kelly (TV host)
55 - Thomas Jane (actor)
56 - Jeri Ryan (actress)
57 - Paul Lieberstein (actor)
58 - Rachel Dratch (actress/comedian)
61 - Vijay Singh (golfer)
65 - Kyle MacLachlan (actor)
73 - Ellen Greene (actress)
74 - Julius Erving (basketball player)
74 - Julie Walters (actress)
76 - John Ashton (actor)
95 - James Hong (actor)
96 - Paul Dooley (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 22
1959 - The inaugural Daytona 500 race was held; although Johnny Beauchamp was initially declared the winner, the victory was later awarded to Lee Petty.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) attempted 34 free throws in a game against St. Louis.
1980 - In an iconic sports moment dubbed the "Miracle on Ice," the United States men's ice hockey team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in the semifinals of the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York.
1992 - Don Nelson (Golden State) won his 700th games as a coach.
2022 - The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team members settle their lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million and a promise to equalize pay.
1371 - Robert II ascended the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart Dynasty.
1630 - English colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony first sampled popcorn brought to them by a Native American named Quadequina for their Thanksgiving celebration.
1732 - George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.
1784 - A U.S. merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China.
1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
1879 - Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York.
1924 - Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.
1935 - Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.
1967 - More than 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Vietcong stronghold near the Cambodian border. (Although the communists were driven out, they later returned.)
1987 - Pop artist Andy Warhol died in New York City at age 58.
1997 - Scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly." (Dolly, however, was later put down after a short life marred by premature aging and disease.)
2010 - Najibullah Zazi, accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways, pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction. (Zazi faced up to life in prison but spent nearly a decade after his arrest helping the U.S. identify and prosecute terrorists; he was given a 10-year sentence followed by supervised release.)
2016 - The City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina, voted 7-4 to pass a new law allowing transgender people to choose public bathrooms that corresponded to their gender identity.
2017 - The Trump administration lifted federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.
2021 - The number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 500,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Birthdays
38 - Rajon Rondo (basketball player)
39 - Zach Roerig (actor)
49 - Liza Huber (actress)
49 - Drew Barrymore (actress/talk show host)
50 - James Blunt (singer)
52 - Michael Chang (tennis player)
53 - Jose Solano (actor)
53 - Lea Salonga (actress/singer)
54 - Tamara Mello (actress)
55 - Clinton Kelly (TV host)
55 - Thomas Jane (actor)
56 - Jeri Ryan (actress)
57 - Paul Lieberstein (actor)
58 - Rachel Dratch (actress/comedian)
61 - Vijay Singh (golfer)
65 - Kyle MacLachlan (actor)
73 - Ellen Greene (actress)
74 - Julius Erving (basketball player)
74 - Julie Walters (actress)
76 - John Ashton (actor)
95 - James Hong (actor)
96 - Paul Dooley (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 22
1959 - The inaugural Daytona 500 race was held; although Johnny Beauchamp was initially declared the winner, the victory was later awarded to Lee Petty.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) attempted 34 free throws in a game against St. Louis.
1980 - In an iconic sports moment dubbed the "Miracle on Ice," the United States men's ice hockey team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in the semifinals of the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York.
1992 - Don Nelson (Golden State) won his 700th games as a coach.
2022 - The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team members settle their lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million and a promise to equalize pay.