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Associated Press: Today in History for February 22nd

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_22

Associated Press: Today in History for February 21st

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_21

Associated Press: Today in History for February 20th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_20

Associated Press: Today in History for February 19th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_19

Associated Press: Today in History for February 18th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_18

Associated Press: Today in History for February 17th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17

Associated Press: Today in History for February 16th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_16

Associated Press: Today in History for February 15th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_15

Associated Press: Today in History for February 7th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_7

Associated Press: Today in History for February 6th

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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_6

Associated Press: Today in History for February 5th

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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.