February 22 - The Day in History

February 22: General Interest 1980: U.S. hockey team makes miracle on ice In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York... read more American Revolution 1777 : Archibald Bulloch dies under mysterious circumstances http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archibald-bulloch-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances Automotive 1959 : Lee Petty wins first Daytona 500 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-petty-wins-first-daytona-500 Civil War 1864 : Rebels rout Yankees at the Battle of West Point http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-west-point-mississippi Cold War 1946 : George Kennan sends "long telegram" to State Department http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-kennan-sends-long-telegram-to-state-department Crime 2006 : Gang commits largest robbery in British history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-commits-largest-robbery-in-british-history Disaster 1998 : Deadly tornadoes rip through central Florida http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deadly-tornadoes-rip-through-central-florida General Interest 1819 : The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-us-acquires-spanish-florida 1847 : Battle of Buena Vista begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-buena-vista-begins 1967 : Suharto takes full power in Indonesia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suharto-takes-full-power-in-indonesia 1968 : Tet Offensive ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tet-offensive-ends Hollywood 1975 : Actress Drew Barrymore born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actress-drew-barrymore-born Literary 1892 : Edna St. Vincent Millay is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edna-st-vincent-millay-is-born Music 1990 : Milli Vanilli win the Best New Artist Grammy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/milli-vanilli-win-the-best-new-artist-grammy Old West 1918 : Montana passes law against sedition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/montana-passes-law-against-sedition Presidential 1732 : George Washington is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-is-born Sports 1980 : U.S. hockey pulls off Miracle on Ice http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-hockey-pulls-off-miracle-on-ice Vietnam War 1965 : Westmoreland asks for Marines http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/westmoreland-asks-for-marines 1967 : Operation Junction City begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-junction-city-begins World War I 1917 : Mussolini wounded by mortar bomb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-wounded-by-mortar-bomb World War II 1942 : President Roosevelt to MacArthur: Get out of the Philippines http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-roosevelt-to-macarthur-get-out-of-the-philippines