Post by Buckeye Dale on Feb 23, 2017 11:28:41 GMT -5
On this day...
In 1574, France began the 5th holy war against the Huguenots.
In 1822, Boston was incorporated as a city.
In 1836, In San Antonio, TX, the siege of the Alamo began.
In 1861, U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take his office after an assassination attempt in Baltimore.
In 1896, The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
In 1904, The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
In 1920, M******* sucked.
In 1940, Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" was released.
In 1945, Joe Rosenthal took took a picture of six United States World War II servicemen raising an American flag on Mount Suribachin over Iwo Jima. The photo later became the model for the Iwo Jima Memorial (officially known as the Marine Corps War Memorial) near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The memorial, dedicated in 1954, commemorates the U.S. Marines that died taking the Pacific island in World War II.
In 1954, The first mass vaccination of children against polio began in Pittsburgh, PA.
In 1957, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NFL operations did fall within coverage of antitrust laws.
In 1963, The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.
In 1983, Herschel Walker signed a $5 million 3-year contract with the USFL's New Jersey Generals.
In 1991, During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over due to the surrender or withdraw of Iraqi forces.
In 1993, Gary Coleman won a $1,280,000 lawsuit against his parents.
In 1995, The Dow Jones Industrial closed above 4,000 for the first time at 4,003.33.
In 1997, Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a Palestinian teacher, opened fire on the 86th-floor observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building. He killed one person and wounded six more before killing himself.
In 1999, White supremacist John William King was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering James Byrd Jr. Byrd was dragged behind a truck for two miles on a country road in Texas.
In 2000, Robby Knievel made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train.
In 2005, The New York, NY, city medical examiner's office annouced that it had exhausted all efforts to identify the remains of the people killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, due to the limits of DNA technology. About 1,600 people had been identified leaving more than 1,100 unidentified.
February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 311 days remaining until the end of the year (312 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_23
In 1574, France began the 5th holy war against the Huguenots.
In 1822, Boston was incorporated as a city.
In 1836, In San Antonio, TX, the siege of the Alamo began.
In 1861, U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take his office after an assassination attempt in Baltimore.
In 1896, The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
In 1904, The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
In 1920, M******* sucked.
In 1940, Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" was released.
In 1945, Joe Rosenthal took took a picture of six United States World War II servicemen raising an American flag on Mount Suribachin over Iwo Jima. The photo later became the model for the Iwo Jima Memorial (officially known as the Marine Corps War Memorial) near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The memorial, dedicated in 1954, commemorates the U.S. Marines that died taking the Pacific island in World War II.
In 1954, The first mass vaccination of children against polio began in Pittsburgh, PA.
In 1957, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NFL operations did fall within coverage of antitrust laws.
In 1963, The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.
In 1983, Herschel Walker signed a $5 million 3-year contract with the USFL's New Jersey Generals.
In 1991, During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over due to the surrender or withdraw of Iraqi forces.
In 1993, Gary Coleman won a $1,280,000 lawsuit against his parents.
In 1995, The Dow Jones Industrial closed above 4,000 for the first time at 4,003.33.
In 1997, Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a Palestinian teacher, opened fire on the 86th-floor observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building. He killed one person and wounded six more before killing himself.
In 1999, White supremacist John William King was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering James Byrd Jr. Byrd was dragged behind a truck for two miles on a country road in Texas.
In 2000, Robby Knievel made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train.
In 2005, The New York, NY, city medical examiner's office annouced that it had exhausted all efforts to identify the remains of the people killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, due to the limits of DNA technology. About 1,600 people had been identified leaving more than 1,100 unidentified.
February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 311 days remaining until the end of the year (312 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_23
