Event:
Ahead of court martial, suspect U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning is formally charged with turning over a massive cache of classified documents to Wikileaks
More Notable Events on February 23: 1980 Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics
1980 Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill
1945 U.S. Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo and statue
1904 U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1886 London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad
