Today in history 2

Here are some interesting events that occurred on this day in history:

February 22nd

• 1847 - The United States Senate votes to censure President Andrew Jackson for his actions in the Nullification Crisis.
• 1862 - The USS Monitor, a revolutionary ironclad warship, is launched in New York Harbor.
• 1919 - The Paris Peace Conference opens, marking the beginning of the Treaty of Versailles negotiations.
• 1967 - The Beatles release their album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", which is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of popular music.
• 1980 - The United States Olympic hockey team, composed of amateur and collegiate players, defeats the heavily favored Soviet Union team 4-3 in the "Miracle on Ice" game during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

Birthdays

• 1803 - James Clark Ross, British Arctic explorer (d. 1862)
• 1862 - Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor and engineer (d. 1937)
• 1922 - Charles Addams, American cartoonist and illustrator (d. 1988)
• 1947 - John McEnroe, American tennis player and coach
• 1964 - Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)

Deaths

• 1849 - Samuel Morse, American inventor and artist (b. 1791)
• 1965 - Winston Churchill, British politician and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1984 - Lucille Ball, American actress and comedian (b. 1911)

I hope you find these events and birthdays interesting!