Associated Press: Today in History for February 22nd

Today in History February 22.

Highlights of this day in history: George Washington, America's first president, is born; Iraqi insurgents destroy a Shiite shrine's golden dome; the 'Miracle on Ice' during the 1980 Winter Olympics; Pop artist Andy Warhol dies.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 21st

Today in history February 21st.

Highlights of this day in history: Malcolm X assassinated; President Richard Nixon visits China; Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart makes a tearful confession; Steve Fossett is the first to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 20th

Today in history for February 20.

Highlights of this day in history: Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit; the Rhode Island nightclub fire; Actor Sydney Poitier born; Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medalist in the Winter Olympics.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 19th

Today in history February 19.

U.S. Marines begin landing on Iwo Jima; President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives the U.S. Military the authority to relocate and detain Japanese-Americans.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 18th

Today in history February 18.

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is first published; Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America; 'Chicago Seven' defendants in court; Dale Earnhardt, Senior dies.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 17th

Today in History for February 17.

Highlights of this day in history: Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer gets life in prison; House lawmakers pick a president; Garry Kasparov beats IBM's Deep Blue at chess; NBA star Michael Jordan born; The Eagles release their greatest hits.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 16th

Today in history February 16.

Highlights of this day in history: The Civil War's Battle of Fort Donelson; the Georgia crematory case; John Demjanjuk goes on trial; America's first 911 call; and the NHL scraps the rest of its season.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 15th

Today in History for February 15th.

Highlights of this day in history: The U.S. battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbor, bringing America closer to war with Spain; The Soviet Union's last troops leave Afghanistan; Astronomer Galileo and suffragist Susan B. Anthony born.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 7th

Today in History for February 7th.

Highlights of this day in history: the Beatles arrive in America; Ramzi Yousef arrested for the 1993 blast at New York's World Trade Center; Jordan's King Hussein dies; author Charles Dickens and country singer Garth Brooks born.

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Associated Press: Today in History for February 6th

Highlights of this day in history: President Ronald Reagan born; Hillary Clinton runs for the U.S. Senate; Britain's King George VI dies; baseball legend Babe Ruth and reggae superstar Bob Marley born.



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Associated Press: Today in History for February 5th

Today in History for February 5th.

Highlights of this day in history: FDR plans to 'pack' the Supreme Court; Byron de la Beckwith convicted of killing civil rights leader Medgar Evers; The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premieres; William S. Burroughs and Hank Aaron born.