Today in History

February 23rd:
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1836 Alamo besieged



The Alamo siege begins it's 13 days conflict with Mexican army under the command of General Santa Anna;
Siege of the Alamo - Wikipedia
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1847 Battle of Buena Vista ends,



Mexico; Zachary Taylor leads mostly volunteer troops against larger Mexican Army force; Mexico retreats, both sides claim victory

Battle of Buena Vista - Wikipedia

 

February 23rd:
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TESTWATCH

• 1958 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
• 1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1980 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll

 

February 24th:
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1797 Colonel William Tate



-- and his force of 1,000-1,500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain (according to legend, to Welsh women in tall black hats, mistaken for elite guards regiment)

 

February 24th:
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1942 The "Battle of Los Angeles"



..... takes place, a series of anti-aircraft engagements over the city in response to a rumored but false Japanese attack. It would last until the morning of the following day.



Battle of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

 

February 24th:
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1976 Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU



The 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union met in Moscow from February 24 to March 5, 1976.
General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev greeted 4,998 Soviet delegates and representatives from 96 foreign countries.

 

February 24th:
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TESTWATCH:

• 1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1966 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1983 USSR performs underground nuclear test
• 1989 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

 

24/02/2022

24/02/22

RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE !

The start of WW3 ????

 

Lessons in History - we (as a Race) - never learn

 

February 25th:

• 1910 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops

The 1910 Chinese expedition to Tibet or the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1910 was a military campaign of the Qing dynasty to establish direct rule in Tibet in early 1910.
The expedition occupied Lhasa on February 12 and officially deposed the 13th Dalai Lama on the 25th
Chinese expedition to Tibet (1910) - Wikipedia
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February 25th:

• 1964 Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay]

--- wins his first world heavyweight boxing title when Sonny Liston fails to come out for round 7 at the Convention Center, Miami Beach

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston - Wikipedia

 

February 25th:

1971 "Oh! Calcutta!" moves to Belasco Theater in NYC for 1,316 performances

 

February 25th:

1956 Nikita Khrushchev denounces Joseph Stalin



--- at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

 

The worst post USSR president ever was Yeltsin. Luckily that bastard is not in power today otherwise we would all be dead.

 

February 26th:
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1929 US President Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park

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In one of his final acts as president, set aside thousands of acres in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountain range as a national park

Grand Teton National Park - Wikipedia

 

February 26th:

• -1949 USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight

Lucky Lady II is a United States Air Force Boeing B-50 Superfortress that became the first airplane to circle the world nonstop. Its 1949 journey, assisted by in-flight refueling, lasted 94 hours and 1 minute

Lucky Lady II - Wikipedia

 

February 28th:
1947 February 28 Massacre:

Anti-government uprising in Taiwan



Violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror.

February 28 incident - Wikipedia

 

February 28th:

• 1969 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain
• 1969 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of the Soviet Union
• 1969 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert of Great Britain
• 1969 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood of USA

 

February 28th:

Television Finale
1983 Final TV episode of "M*A*S*H",

• a 2-hour special directed by series star Alan Alda titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", airs on CBS)
• It was watched by a record 125 million watch in the US

Goodbye, Farewell and Amen - Wikipedia