Wednesday, February 22, 2017

DAY 53 - This day in legal and military history

February 22
 

NATIONAL Be Humble Day
 

NATIONAL Single Tasking Day
 

NATIONAL Cook a Sweet Potato Day
 

NATIONAL Margarita Day [I'll drink to that]

Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1879 Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica New York
 

1900 Hawaii became a US territory
 

1932 Adolf Hitler is the Nazi Party candidate for the presidential elections in Germany
 

1935 All plane flights over the White House are barred because they are disturbing President Roosevelt‘s sleep
 

1980 In a major upset, the US Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid NY

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