Today in history 22 #

Here are some historical events that occurred on February 22nd:

  1. 1847 - The United States Senate votes to censure President Andrew Jackson for his actions in the Nullification Crisis.
  2. 1862 - The Homestead Act is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, allowing settlers to claim up to 160 acres of public land for free if they agree to live on it and farm it for five years.
  3. 1879 - The first telephone exchange is established in Boston, Massachusetts.
  4. 1919 - The Paris Peace Conference opens, marking the beginning of the Paris Peace Conference, which will lead to the Treaty of Versailles and the end of World War I.
  5. 1922 - The first issue of Time magazine is published.
  6. 1942 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Lend-Lease Agreement, which allows the two countries to share military equipment and supplies during World War II.
  7. 1967 - The United States launches the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, which will land on the Moon and return to Earth with samples.
  8. 1980 - The United States Olympic hockey team defeats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the "Miracle on Ice" game during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
  9. 1997 - The United States launches the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, which will study the Martian surface and atmosphere.
  10. 2011 - The United States launches the Space Shuttle Discovery on its final mission, STS-133.

I hope you find these events interesting!