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  • House of Representatives, Washington D.C, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 22, 1868
    Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    Declaration of William D. Kelley

    House of Representatives, Washington D.C, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 22, 1868

    Expressing the widespread sentiment among House Republicans, Representative William D. Kelley (on February 22, 1868) declared: Sir, the bloody and untilled fields of the ten unreconstructed states, the unsheeted ghosts of the two thousand murdered negroes in Texas, cry, if the dead ever evoke vengeance, for the punishment of Andrew Johnson.




  • Soviet Union
    Monday Feb 22, 1943
    Vasily Zaitsev

    Zaytsev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union

    Soviet Union
    Monday Feb 22, 1943

    On 22 February 1943, Zaytsev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He returned to the front and finished the war at the Battle of the Seelow Heights in Germany, with the military rank of captain. He became a member of the Communist Party in 1943.




  • Hòa Bình, Vietnam
    Friday Feb 22, 1952
    First Indochina War

    The Việt Minh launched attacks on Hòa Bình

    Hòa Bình, Vietnam
    Friday Feb 22, 1952

    The Việt Minh launched attacks on Hòa Bình, forcing the French to withdraw back to their main positions on the De Lattre line by February 22, 1952.




  • Illinois, United States
    Friday Feb 22, 1952
    Ted Kaczynski

    Kaczynski's family transferred to suburban Evergreen Park

    Illinois, United States
    Friday Feb 22, 1952

    In 1952, three years after David was born, the family moved to suburban Evergreen Park.




  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 22, 1957
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Queen granted her husband the style and title of a Prince of the United Kingdom by Letters Patent

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 22, 1957

    Further press reports claimed that the Queen and the Duke were drifting apart, which enraged the Duke and dismayed the Queen, who issued a strongly worded denial. On 22 February 1957, the Queen granted her husband the style and title of a Prince of the United Kingdom by Letters Patent, and it was gazetted that he was to be known as "His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh".




  • Cuba
    Thursday Feb 22, 1962
    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Soviet decided to put nuclear missiles in Cuba

    Cuba
    Thursday Feb 22, 1962

    Timothy Naftali has contended that Escalante's dismissal was a motivating factor behind the Soviet decision to place nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962.




  • London, England
    Saturday Feb 22, 1964
    The Beatles

    Returning to the UK

    London, England
    Saturday Feb 22, 1964

    The band flew to Florida, where they appeared on the weekly Ed Sullivan Show a second time, before another 70 million viewers, before returning to the UK on 22 February.


  • Iraq
    Friday Feb 22, 1991
    Gulf War

    Iraq agreed to a Soviet-proposed ceasefire agreement

    Iraq
    Friday Feb 22, 1991

    On 22 February 1991, Iraq agreed to a Soviet-proposed ceasefire agreement. The agreement called for Iraq to withdraw troops to pre-invasion positions within six weeks following a total ceasefire, and called for monitoring of the ceasefire and withdrawal to be overseen by the UN Security Council.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Feb 22, 1993
    Bosnian War

    Resolution 808

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Feb 22, 1993

    On 22 February 1993, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 808 that decided "that an international tribunal shall be established for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law".


  • California, United States
    Tuesday Feb 22, 1994
    Stuart Long

    Long was baptized in 1994

    California, United States
    Tuesday Feb 22, 1994

    Stuart Long agreed to get himself baptized as a Roman Catholic, and was baptized at the Easter Vigil in 1994.


  • Naples, Italy
    Sunday Feb 22, 1998
    Francesco Totti

    Win goal against Napoli

    Naples, Italy
    Sunday Feb 22, 1998

    Totti finished the league season reaching double figures in goals scored for the first time in his career; including a goal in the club's 2–0 away win against Napoli on 22 February 1998, Totti scored 13 goals in Serie A in total, and contributed to Roma's fourth-placed league finish that year.


  • England
    Thursday Feb 22, 2007
    Prince Harry

    The Ministry of Defence and Clarence House joint announcement

    England
    Thursday Feb 22, 2007

    In 2006, it was announced that Harry's unit was scheduled to be deployed in Iraq the following year. A public debate ensued as to whether he should serve there. Defence Secretary John Reid said that he should be allowed to serve on the front line of battle zones. Harry agreed saying, "If they said 'no, you can't go front line' then I wouldn't drag my sorry ass through Sandhurst and I wouldn't be where I am now." The Ministry of Defence and Clarence House made a joint announcement on 22 February 2007 that Harry would be deployed with his regiment to Iraq, as part of the 1st Mechanised Brigade of the 3rd Mechanised Division – a move supported by Harry, who had stated that he would leave the army if he was told to remain in safety while his regiment went to war. He said: "There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country."


  • U.S.
    Monday Feb 22, 2010
    DC Comics

    Anonymous buyer

    U.S.
    Monday Feb 22, 2010

    On February 22, 2010, a copy of Action Comics #1 (June 1938) sold at an auction from an anonymous seller to an anonymous buyer for $1 million, besting the $317,000 record for a comic book set by a different copy, in lesser condition, the previous year.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 22, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon rebrands its Amazon Video service

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 22, 2011

    Amazon rebrands its Amazon Video service as Amazon Instant Video and adds access to 5,000 movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime members.


  • Rome, Italy
    Thursday Feb 22, 2018
    Ciro Immobile

    First European hat-rick

    Rome, Italy
    Thursday Feb 22, 2018

    On 22 February 2018, Immobile scored a hat-trick in the Europa League round of 32 second leg home to Steaua București in a 5–1 win, which allowed Lazio to qualify, 5–2 on aggregate, to the round of 16.


  • Cúcuta, Colombia
    Friday Feb 22, 2019
    Richard Branson

    Venezuela Aid Live

    Cúcuta, Colombia
    Friday Feb 22, 2019

    In February 2019, Branson helped organize an international benefit concert, Venezuela Aid Live, to bring worldwide attention to the humanitarian crisis and raise funds for humanitarian aid. The concert took place on 22 February in Cúcuta, Colombia, on the Venezuelan border.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Saturday Feb 22, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    The WHO Situation report - 33

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Saturday Feb 22, 2020

    On 22 February, the WHO announced in its report that the number of confirmed cases was 77,794 and the number of deaths was 2359


  • Donbass Palace, Ukraine
    Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Russian armed forces moved to Donbas region

    Donbass Palace, Ukraine
    Tuesday Feb 22, 2022

    On 22 February, video footages shot in the early morning shown Russian armed forces and tanks moving in the Donbas region.


  • Warsaw
    Wednesday Feb 22, 1775

    Expelling Jews from Warsaw

    Warsaw
    Wednesday Feb 22, 1775

    The Jews were kicked out of the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland.


  • Brussels
    Tuesday Feb 22, 1746

    Occupation of Belgium

    Brussels
    Tuesday Feb 22, 1746

    The French troops are in Belgium.


  • Rochester
    Friday Feb 22, 1732

    Francis Atterbury's death

    Rochester
    Friday Feb 22, 1732

    The Church of England Bishop of Rochester, Francis Atterbury, passed away at the age of 68.


  • Westmoreland
    Friday Feb 22, 1732

    George Washington Birth

    Westmoreland
    Friday Feb 22, 1732

    The first President of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland, Virginia.


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