22 Feb 07 - Thursday
1732 George Washington Virginia, Father figure, 1st American President (1789-97)
1891 "Chico" Marx New York NY, actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers)
1918 Don [Dominic G] Pardo, TV announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live)
1371 David II Bruce king of Scotland (1331-71), dies at 46
1888 John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY)
1903 Due to drought the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
1907 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London
1913 Suarez Mexican vice President, assassinated in a military coup
1915 Germany begins "unrestricted" submarine war
1924 1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)
1935 Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
1945 Arab League forms (Cairo)
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel"
1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)
1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st US visit
1967 25,000 US & S Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City,
offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border
1968 Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "The Silent Sun"
1984 David spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12
1987 Andy Warhol pop artist, dies at 58
1989 US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee,
author of "Satanic Rituals"
1991 Bush & US Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal
1992 Rockers Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) & Courtney Love (Hole), wed
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
Andy Warhol
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