February 23
Today is the 54th day of 2017, there are 311 days left in the year.
1685 - Composer George Frideric Handel was born in Germany.
1822 - Boston was granted a charter to incorporate as a city.
1836 - The siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
1847 - American troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican general Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico.
1848 - John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, died at age 80 in Washington, D.C., two days after suffering a stroke on the floor of the House of Representatives.
1861 - President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington, D.C. to take office after an assassination plot was foiled in Baltimore.
1870 - Mississippi was readmitted to the Union.
1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
1898 - French novelist Emile Zola was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
1903 - President Theodore Roosevelt signed an agreement with Cuba to lease the area around Guantanamo Bay to the United States.
1927 - President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission.
1942 - The first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage.
1945 - The U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima in what was captured in one of the most iconic photographs of all time.
1954 - The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.
1965 - Stan Laurel of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy died at age 74.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush announced that the allied ground offensive against Iraqi forces had begun.
1999 - A jury in Jasper, Texas convicted white supremacist John William King of murder in the dragging death of an African-American man, James Byrd Jr.
2000 - Carlos Santana won eight Grammy Awards for his album "Supernatural", tying the record set by Michael Jackson in 1983 for "Thriller".
2003 - Norah Jones won five Grammy Awards for her album "Come Away With Me".
2011 - The Obama administration announced they would no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law banning the recognition of same-sex marriage.
Birthdays
22 - Andrew Wiggins (basketball player)
23 - Dakota Fanning (actress)
23 - James Paxton (actor)
25 - Samara Weaving (actress)
27 - Da'Quan Bowers (football player)
34 - Emily Blunt (actress)
34 - Aziz Ansari (actor)
35- Karan Singh Grover (actor)
36 - Josh Gad (actor)
41 - Aaron Aziz (actor)
41 - Kelly Macdonald (actress)
47 - Niecy Nash (actress)
48 - Daymond John (entrepreneur)
62 - Howard Jones (singer)
70 - Shakira Caine (model)
80 - Tom Osbrone (football coach)
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Today in Sports History - February 23
1874 - Walter Winfield patented a game called "sphairistike." More widely known as lawn tennis.
1894 - Ottawa refused to travel to Toronto to play in the first Stanley Cup game. The Cup was then awarded to Montreal AAA.
1957 - The Supreme Court ruled that the NFL operations did fall within coverage of American antitrust laws.
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
1983 - The New Jersey Generals of the USFL sign Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker on a three-year, $5 million contract.
1987 - Nate McMillan of the Seattle Supersonics set an NBA single game record with 25 assists in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
1991 - North Carolina becomes the first men's college basketball program to win 1,500 games.
1992 - The 16th Winter Olympic Games closed in Albertville, France. Germany took home the most medals with 26. The United States finished sixth in the medal race with 11. Germany won the most golds with 10; the U.S. finished fifth with five golds.
1993 - The Sacramento Gold Miners become the Canadian Football League's ninth franchise and first one located in the United States.
2000 - Robby Knieval made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train.
Today is the 54th day of 2017, there are 311 days left in the year.
1685 - Composer George Frideric Handel was born in Germany.
1822 - Boston was granted a charter to incorporate as a city.
1836 - The siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
1847 - American troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican general Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico.
1848 - John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, died at age 80 in Washington, D.C., two days after suffering a stroke on the floor of the House of Representatives.
1861 - President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington, D.C. to take office after an assassination plot was foiled in Baltimore.
1870 - Mississippi was readmitted to the Union.
1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
1898 - French novelist Emile Zola was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
1903 - President Theodore Roosevelt signed an agreement with Cuba to lease the area around Guantanamo Bay to the United States.
1927 - President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission.
1942 - The first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage.
1945 - The U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima in what was captured in one of the most iconic photographs of all time.
1954 - The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.
1965 - Stan Laurel of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy died at age 74.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush announced that the allied ground offensive against Iraqi forces had begun.
1999 - A jury in Jasper, Texas convicted white supremacist John William King of murder in the dragging death of an African-American man, James Byrd Jr.
2000 - Carlos Santana won eight Grammy Awards for his album "Supernatural", tying the record set by Michael Jackson in 1983 for "Thriller".
2003 - Norah Jones won five Grammy Awards for her album "Come Away With Me".
2011 - The Obama administration announced they would no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law banning the recognition of same-sex marriage.
Birthdays
22 - Andrew Wiggins (basketball player)
23 - Dakota Fanning (actress)
23 - James Paxton (actor)
25 - Samara Weaving (actress)
27 - Da'Quan Bowers (football player)
34 - Emily Blunt (actress)
34 - Aziz Ansari (actor)
35- Karan Singh Grover (actor)
36 - Josh Gad (actor)
41 - Aaron Aziz (actor)
41 - Kelly Macdonald (actress)
47 - Niecy Nash (actress)
48 - Daymond John (entrepreneur)
62 - Howard Jones (singer)
70 - Shakira Caine (model)
80 - Tom Osbrone (football coach)
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Today in Sports History - February 23
1874 - Walter Winfield patented a game called "sphairistike." More widely known as lawn tennis.
1894 - Ottawa refused to travel to Toronto to play in the first Stanley Cup game. The Cup was then awarded to Montreal AAA.
1957 - The Supreme Court ruled that the NFL operations did fall within coverage of American antitrust laws.
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
1983 - The New Jersey Generals of the USFL sign Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker on a three-year, $5 million contract.
1987 - Nate McMillan of the Seattle Supersonics set an NBA single game record with 25 assists in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
1991 - North Carolina becomes the first men's college basketball program to win 1,500 games.
1992 - The 16th Winter Olympic Games closed in Albertville, France. Germany took home the most medals with 26. The United States finished sixth in the medal race with 11. Germany won the most golds with 10; the U.S. finished fifth with five golds.
1993 - The Sacramento Gold Miners become the Canadian Football League's ninth franchise and first one located in the United States.
2000 - Robby Knieval made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train.
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