On This Day in History

Everyone needs their daily dose of history! Celebrating historic events that happened #OTD!

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1 March 1872: Yellowstone becomes the first National Park in the U.S. #OTD

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28 Feb. 2013: Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the head of the Catholic Church becoming the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. #OTD

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28 Feb. 1986: The movie Pretty in Pink premieres in theaters and remains and ‘80s staple to this day. #OTD

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28 Feb. 1998: Celine Dion’s hit “My Heart Will Go On,” written for the movie Titantic, reaches number one on the charts. #OTD

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27 Feb. 1984: Michael Jackson wins a record 7 Grammy awards including album of the year for “Thriller” and record of the year for “Beat It.” #OTD

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27 Feb. 1986: George Michael announces Wham! would officially split in the summer. #OTD

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26 Feb. 1966: Frank Sinatra’s oldest daughter, Nancy, hits number one in the charts with her song, “These Boots Are Made For Walking.” #OTD

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25 Feb. 1949: Professional wrestling legend and 16 time world champion Ric Flair turns 69 today. #OTD

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25 Feb. 1965: Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston to become the World Heavyweight Champion in one of the most watched and most controversial fights of all time. #OTD

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24 Feb. 1920: The German Nazi Party is founded. #OTD

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23 Feb. 1985: Legendary Indiana University coach, Bobby Knight, throws a chair onto the court in a rival game vs. Purdue after a disputed call with the referees resulted in him getting ejected. #OTD

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23 Feb. 1896: Leo Hirshfield began selling Tootsie Rolls - hand-rolled candies, named after his daughter’s nickname “Tootsie.” #OTD

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22 Feb. 1980: The U.S. men’s hockey team pulls the ultimate upset by beating the Soviet Union 4-3 at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics.
22 Feb. 2018: The U.S. women’s hockey team takes down Canada 3-2 at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. #OTD

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22 Feb. 1732: First president of the United States, George Washington, is born. He would’ve been a whooping 286 years old today. #OTD

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20 Feb. 1965: Human rights activist Malcolm X is assassinated. #OTD

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21 Feb. 1848: President John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke which ultimately led to his death two days later. #OTD

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20 Feb. 1967: Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain, is born. He would have turned 51 today. #OTD

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20 Feb. 1962: Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth. #OTD

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19 Feb. 2008: Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba. #OTD

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18 Feb. 1885: Mark Twain publishes his famous novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. #OTD