This Day in History Feb. 22

Feb. 22

1775 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at ?10
1821 Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million
1825 Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary
1847 Battle of Buena Vista US troops beat Mexican army
1864 2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona MS
1864 Battle at Dalton, Georgia
1864 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta) Tennessee
1879 1st 5? & 10? store opened by Frank W Woolworth in Utica NY
1889 President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana & Washington state
1900 Hawaii became a US territory
1907 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London UK
1909 Great White Fleet, 1st US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia
1912 J Vedrines makes 1st airplane flight over 100 mph-161.29 kph
1915 Germany begins "unrestricted" submarine war
1917 German Navy torpedoes 7 Dutch ships
1918 Germany claims Baltic states, Finland & Ukraine from Russia
1923 1st successful chinchilla farm in US (Los Angeles CA)
1928 1st solo England to Australia flight lands (Bert Hinkler)
1932 Purple Heart award re-instituted
1935 Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
1940 German air force sinks 2 German destroyers
1941 German assault on El Agheila Libya
1945 British troops take Ramree Island, Burma
1945 Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland
1959 1st Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH)
1965 USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test)
1966 Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, 1st 2-dog crew
1967 25,000 US & S Vietnamese troops launch Op Junction City, offensive against Viet
1973 US & China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing & Washington DC
1980 Afghanistan declares martial law

German Air Force sinks two German destroyers??

Oh chit, said Vilhelm, I tink dose ver ours!! De Feurer iss not going to be happy vit US.....

WE WERE ATTACHED TO JUNCTION CITY, @ TAY NIN CITY...FIRST WE EVER HAULED DEAD U.S. TROOPS...NOT FUNNY...THEY FIRED 155 MM ALL NITE...SOC TRANG TIGERS, 121ST ASSLT HELO