WORLDWIDE  HISTORIC DATES & EVENTS by :  Scope Systems

Some significant events which occurred on the date of February 23:
1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, the Bible
1689 Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England
1836 Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed
1861 President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington DC to take office
1896 Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
1903 Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA
1904 Control of Panamá Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million
1905 Rotary Club International established by 4 men in Chicago
1915 Nevada enforces convenient divorce law
1916 French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun
1919 Benito Mussolini founds the Facist party of Italy
1921 1st US transcontinental air mail flight arrives in New York NY from San Francisco CA
1954 1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh)
1956 Russian party leader Khrushchev attacks memory of Stalin
1967 US troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War
1968 Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBAer to score 25,000 points
1970 Holy Eucharist given by women for 1st time in Roman Catholic service
1973 Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
1980 Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill
1993 Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees
1995 Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for 1st time (4,003.33)

Thought for the day :
" Make a wish, it might come true. "