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Birthdays
Ansel Adams - February 20th, 1902.
American photographer, best known for his photographs of Yosemite National Park.
 George Washington - February 22, 1732.
The leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later the first President of the United States.
George Frederick Handel - February 22, 1685. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach, Handel is considered the master of baroque music. His most frequently performed work is the Messiah, first heard in 1742.
Events
U.S. Landing on Iwo Jima - February 19th, 1945. This 12 square mile island would see over 30,000 U.S. troops arrive on this day, beginning one of the epic battles of World War II. The island was heavily fortified, and some 20,000 Americans would lose their lives before the island was finally taken on March 16th, 1945. First American to Orbit the Earth - February
 20th, 1962.John Glenn, Jr. would orbit the Earth 3 times in the Friendship 7 capsule. Thirty-six years later, then 77-year-old Glenn went into space again aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to test the effects of aging.
CIA Agent Arrested as Spy - February 21st, 1994.
Aldrich Ames and his wife Maria were arrested on charges they had spied for the Soviet Union beginning in 1985. The government considered this to be one of the most serious spy cases ever uncovered in the U.S.
President Nixon Visits China - February 21st, 1972.
Richard Nixon became the first President to visit a country not diplomatically recognized by the United States. About two and one-half years later, Nixon would mark another first, becoming the first President to resign from office.
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changes America Forever, by Bll O'Reilly and Martin Dugard The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller. |
News, Events, Birthdays, History - February 19 - February 25
American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased.