On This Very Day
February 23rd
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- 1822
Boston, Massachusetts, is incorporated as a city.
- 1896
Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
- 1904
United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
- 1915
Germany sinks US ships Carib & Evelyn and torpedoes Norwegian ship Regin.
- 1941
Plutonium first produced and isolated by American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg.
- 1983
US EPA announces intent to evacuate dioxin-contaminated Times Beach, Missouri.
- 1997
Scientists in Scotland announce the cloning of an adult mammal, 'Dolly' the lamb. View Post →
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- 2021
Discovery of oldest Australian rock art, a 17,300-year-old kangaroo painting, in Western Australia.
- 2021
Tiger Woods injures both legs in a car crash south of Los Angeles.
- 1886
Charles M. Hall completes the invention of aluminum.
- 1945
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima during World War II.
- 1958
Formula One champion kidnapped.
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