February 23 - The Day in History

February 23 : General Interest 1945: U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the island's highest peak and most strategic position, and raise the U.S. flag... read more American Revolution 1778 : Friedrich von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/friedrich-von-steuben-arrives-at-valley-forge Automotive 1958 : Formula One champ kidnapped http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/formula-one-champ-kidnapped Civil War 1861 : President-elect Lincoln arrives in Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-arrives-in-washington Cold War 1955 : First council meeting of SEATO http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-council-meeting-of-seato Crime 1885 : A remarkable reprieve for a man sent to the gallows http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-remarkable-reprieve-for-a-man-sent-to-the-gallows Disaster 1887 : Earthquake strikes Mediterranean http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-strikes-mediterranean General Interest 1954 : Children receive first polio vaccine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/children-receive-first-polio-vaccine 1981 : Spanish rebels storm Parliament http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-rebels-storm-parliament Hollywood 1997 : Schindler's List shown uncut on network television http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/schindlers-list-shown-uncut-on-network-television Literary 1868 : W.E.B. DuBois is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/web-dubois-is-born Music 1978 : It's a tie for Song of the Year at the 20th annual Grammy Awards http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/it39s-a-tie-for-song-of-the-year-at-the-20th-annual-grammy-awards Old West 1940 : Guthrie writes "This Land is Your Land" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/guthrie-writes-this-land-is-your-land Presidential 1861 : Lincoln avoids assassination attempt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-avoids-assassination-attempt Sports 1980 : Eric Heiden speed skates into Olympic history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eric-heiden-speed-skates-into-olympic-history Vietnam War 1966 : Desertion up in South Vietnamese army http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/desertion-up-in-south-vietnamese-army 1971 : South Vietnamese advance stalls http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-advance-stalls World War I 1917 : Germans begin withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-begin-withdrawal-to-the-hindenburg-line World War II 1945 : Marines raise the flag on Mt. Suribachi http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-raise-the-flag-on-mt-suribachi

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