On this day... February 23

FEBRUARY 23RD

BIRTHDAYS:

ON THIS DAY:

IN 1455, JOHANNES GUTENBERG COMPLETES PRINTING HIS FIRST BIBLE
IN 1540, FRANCISCO CORONADO LEAVES MEXICO IN SEARCH OF THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA
IN 1813, THE FIRST COTTON MILL OPENS IN WALTHAM, MASS

IN 1821, THE FIRST COLLEGE OF PHARMACY OPENS IN PHILADELPHIA
IN 1821, JOHN KEATS DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS AT 25
IN 1847, FUTURE PRESIDENT ZACHARY TAYLOR DEFEATS THE MEXICANS IN THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA
IN 1848, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS DIES OF A STROKE AT 80
IN 1861, TEXAS IS THE 7TH STATE TO CECEDE FROM THE UNION IN THE CIVIL WAR
IN 1870, MISSISSIPPI IS READMITTED TO THE UNION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
IN 1874, MAJOR WALTER WINGFIELD PATENTS THE GAME OF TENNIS

IN 1886, THE TIMES OF LONDON STARTS INCLUDING CLASSIFIED ADS
IN 1893, RUDOLF DIESEL IS GRANTED A PATENT ON HIS COMBUSTIBLE ENGINE, NOW KNOWN AS A DIESEL ENGINE
IN 1903, THE US AND CUBA COME TO AN AGREEMENT GIVING GUANTANAMO BAY TO THE UNITED STATES FOR NAVAL USE

IN 1940, WOODY GUTHRIE WRITES THE LYRICS TO “THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND” IN A HOTEL ROOM IN NEW YORK CITY
IN 1945, US TROOPS RAISE A FLAG ON TOP OF MT SURIBACHI ON IWO JIMA. THE PHOTO TAKEN BY JOE ROSENTHALL WOULD INSPIRE THE MARINE CORPS WAR MEMORIAL
IN 1954, THE MASS INOCULATION OF JONAS SALK’S POLIO VACCINE BEGINS
IN 1960, EBBETS FIELD IN BROOKLYN IS DEMOLISHED

IN 1963, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI DEBUTS AT THE VIENNA STATE OPERA
IN 1967, THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS ADOPTED
IN 1968, WILT CHAMBERLAIN IS THE FIRST PLAYER TO PASS 25,000 POINTS IN THE NBA
IN 1971, THE BOSTON BRUINS BEGIN A THIRTEEN GAME WIN STREAK
IN 1972, PRISCILLA PRESLEY MOVES OUT OF ELVIS’S MANSION INTO A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT
IN 1974, JEB BUSH MARRIES HIS WIFE COLUMBA AT 21 YEARS OLD
IN 1974, SISTER JANET MEAD ENTERS THE BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART WITH HER RECORDING OF THE LORD’S PRAYER. SHE EVENTUALLY HITS #4 AND IS CERTIFIED GOLD

IN 1975, THE UNITED STATES MOVES UP DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BY TWO MONTHS IN RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL ENERGY CRISIS
IN 1980, THE THIRTEENTH WINTER GAMES IN LAKE PLACID, NY CLOSE
IN 1985, INDIANA COACH BOBBY KNIGHT THROWS A CHAIR DURING AN NCAA GAME

IN 1990, EN VOGUE RELEASE THEIR DEBUT SINGLE “HOLD ON (TO YOUR LOVE)”
IN 1991, PRESIDENT BUSH DECLARES A 24 HOUR DEADLINE FOR IRAQ TO PULL OUT OF KUWAIT OR FACE WAR
IN 1991, WHITNEY HOUSTON HITS #1 WITH “ALL THE MAN I NEED”

IN 1996, DANNY BOYLE’S “TRAINSPOTTING” OPENS
IN 1997, 65 MILLION PEOPLE WATCH THE UNCENSORED VERSION OF SCHINDLER’S LIST SHOWN ON NBC
IN 1998, THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT MEGAN’S LAW, REQUIRING SEX OFFENDERS TO BE REGISTERED, IS LEGAL
IN 1998, OSAMA BIN LADEN DECLARES JIHAD AGAINST ALL JEWS WORLDWIDE
IN 1999, EMINEM RELEASES HIS DEBUT ALBUM “THE SLIM SHADY LP”

IN 2001, PRESIDENT BUSH SITS DOWN WITH VLADMIR PUTIN AT THE SLOVAKIA SUMMIT AND “LOOKS INTO HIS SOUL”
IN 2006, DUBAI PORTS WORLD PULLS OUT OF ITS AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF SIX U.S. PORTS AFTER CRITICISM FROM CONGRESS ON THE DEAL
IN 2014, THE 22ND WINTER GAMES CLOSE IN SOCHI, RUSSIA
IN 2016, DONALD TRUMP WINS THE NEVADA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

TRIVIA:

ON THIS DAY IN WHAT YEAR DID BOSTON BECOME OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED AS A CITY?

THE MEXICAN SIEGE OF THE ALAMO BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1836. HOW MANY DAYS DID THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO LAST BEFORE THE AMERICAN GARRISON WAS KILLED?