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February 21, 2001 43rd Grammy Awards, U2, Steely Dan, Macy Gray and Sting win major awards February 21, 1998 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 21, 1997 "Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres February 21, 1997 STS 82 (Discovery 22) lands February 21, 1996 Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit February 21, 1995 CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans February 21, 1995 RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado February 21, 1993 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City February 21, 1993 Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m) February 21, 1992 Kristi Yamaguchi of U.S. wins Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating February 21, 1991 "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 780 performances February 21, 1991 Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in New York City February 21, 1991 U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable February 21, 1990 32nd Grammy Awards: Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time wins February 21, 1989 Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling February 21, 1989 U.S. bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 Billion street value) February 21, 1988 Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane February 21, 1988 Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20) February 21, 1988 Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation February 21, 1987 Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 21, 1987 Syrian army marches into Beirut February 21, 1986 AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School February 21, 1986 Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 and suspended for 10 weeks February 21, 1985 Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skateing race February 21, 1985 Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) February 21, 1985 Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator February 21, 1983 Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds February 21, 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak February 21, 1982 "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 1604 performances February 21, 1982 "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 36 performances February 21, 1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic February 21, 1981 "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured February 21, 1981 Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) February 21, 1981 NASA launches Comstar D-4 February 21, 1980 Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44 February 21, 1980 Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom) February 21, 1979 Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite and Corsa-B (550/580 km) February 21, 1979 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period February 21, 1977 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York City February 21, 1976 "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 7 performances February 21, 1976 Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht February 21, 1975 John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album February 21, 1975 John Mitchell, HR Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2-8 yrs February 21, 1974 Israeli forces leave western Suez February 21, 1974 Silver hits record $5.96 an ounce in London February 21, 1974 Yugoslavia adopts constitution February 21, 1973 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out February 21, 1973 Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108 February 21, 1972 Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in New York City February 21, 1972 Richard Nixon becomes 1st U.S. president to visit China February 21, 1971 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic February 21, 1971 Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi and Louisiana killing 117 February 21, 1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand February 21, 1970 Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang and Muong Suy February 21, 1969 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes) February 21, 1969 Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators February 21, 1968 150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin February 21, 1968 Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000 February 21, 1966 Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution February 21, 1964 U.K. flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to U.S. February 21, 1963 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 21, 1962 Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands February 21, 1961 Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zurich February 21, 1961 Gabon adopts constitution February 21, 1961 Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry Test reaches 172 km February 21, 1960 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open February 21, 1958 "Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 3 performances February 21, 1958 Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser president with 99.9 percent of the vote February 21, 1957 Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises February 21, 1953 "Maggie" closes at National Theater New York City after 5 performances February 21, 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule February 21, 1953 Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81 February 21, 1952 Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement) February 21, 1952 Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition February 21, 1952 Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage to Michael Wilding February 21, 1951 South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated February 21, 1950 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting February 21, 1947 1st broadcast of 1st U.S. TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" February 21, 1947 1st instant developing camera demonstrated in New York City, by E H Land February 21, 1947 Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ February 21, 1946 Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt February 21, 1945 Archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties February 21, 1945 British Army captures Goch February 21, 1945 U.S. 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line February 21, 1944 "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (New York City only) February 21, 1943 Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews February 21, 1943 German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia February 21, 1942 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn February 21, 1942 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht February 21, 1941 U.S. Senate accepts Omar Bradley's demotion to brig-general February 21, 1939 Belgian government of Pierlot forms February 21, 1934 Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by National Guard February 21, 1932 Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France February 21, 1932 Camera exposure meter patented, W. N. Goodwin February 21, 1931 Alka Seltzer introduced February 21, 1931 Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game February 21, 1930 Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York City February 21, 1927 Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres February 21, 1925 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published February 21, 1925 Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg February 21, 1923 Andre Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London February 21, 1922 Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die February 21, 1922 Great Britain grants Egypt independence February 21, 1922 WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions February 21, 1920 Darius Milhaud and Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris February 21, 1919 German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria February 21, 1919 Revolutionary strike in Barcelona February 21, 1918 Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine February 21, 1917 British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die February 21, 1917 Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire and explodes; 100s die February 21, 1916 Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties) February 21, 1915 20th Russian Army corps surrenders February 21, 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco opens February 21, 1914 White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China February 21, 1911 Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse elegique) February 21, 1910 John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London February 21, 1909 John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London February 21, 1907 SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands (142 dead) February 21, 1904 National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming, Michigan February 21, 1903 Cornerstone laid for U.S. Army war college, Washington, D.C. February 21, 1902 Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st U.S. brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation February 21, 1895 North Carolina Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass February 21, 1887 1st U.S. bacteriology laboratory opens in Brooklyn February 21, 1887 Oregon becomes 1st U.S. state to make Labor Day a holiday February 21, 1885 Washington Monument dedicated in Washington D.C. February 21, 1883 2nd French government of Ferry begins February 21, 1882 New York City's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours February 21, 1878 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) February 21, 1874 Benjamin Disraeli replaces William Gladstone as English premier February 21, 1874 Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication February 21, 1866 Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st U.S. woman to earn a DDS degree February 21, 1864 Battle at Okolona, Mississippi February 21, 1864 1st U.S. Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore February 21, 1862 Confederate Constitution and presidency are declared permanent February 21, 1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico February 21, 1861 Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief February 21, 1858 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts) February 21, 1857 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in U.S. February 21, 1857 U.S. issues flying eagle cents February 21, 1853 U.S. authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces February 21, 1846 1st U.S. woman telegrapher, Sarah G. Bagley, Lowell, Mass February 21, 1842 1st known sewing machine patented in U.S., John Greenough, Washington D.C. February 21, 1828 1st American Indian newspaper in U.S., "Cherokee Phoenix," published February 21, 1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales February 21, 1797 Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British February 21, 1795 Freedom of worship established in France under constitution February 21, 1792 Congress passes President Succession Act February 21, 1782 U.S. congress resolves establishment of a U.S. mint February 21, 1777 English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting U.S. flag February 21, 1764 John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women" February 21, 1675 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland February 21, 1673 Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet February 21, 1613 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar February 21, 1598 Boris Godunov crowned tsar February 21, 1583 Groningen Netherlands begins using Gregorian calendar February 21, 1574 Spanish garrison of Middelburg Netherlands surrenders February 21, 1564 Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comte February 21, 1431 England begins trial against Joan of Arc February 21, 1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury |