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Interesting things that happened February 22nd:
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1732 George Washington, father figure for U.S., President (1789-1796)
In 1749 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist and first biographer of Bach
In 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer
In 1857 Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts
In 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet
In 1907 Robert Young, actor (Dr. Marcus Welby)
+ Sheldon Leonard
In 1932 Edward Kennedy, U.S. Senator, often-time presidential hopeful
In 1950 Julie Walters
+ Julius Erving, hoopster
In 1959 Kyle McLachlan, actor (Dune, Twin Peaks)
In 1975 Drew Barrymore, actor, member of the Barrymore clan
Events worth noting:
In 1784 Empress of China sets sail on first New York to China route.
In 1879 First 5 and 10 cent store opened by F.W. Woolworth in Utica, NY.
In 1900 Hawaii becomes a US Territory.
In 1907 First cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.
In 1913 Lowell High School opens (on its first campus).
In 1924 First presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge).
In 1979 Billy Martin named manager of the Oakland A's.
In 1980 USA beats the Russians in Olympic Hockey (4-3).
And remember ...
Great American Pies Month
National Blah Buster Month
National Macadamia Nut Month
Wise Health Consumer Month
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