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the_aristobrat
"Enter your date of birth, then pick 4 events, 4 births, 4 deaths, and one holiday"
Events
- February 23, 1997: Scientist in Scotland announce they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly."
- February 23, 1979: Frank Peterson, Jr. named first black general in Marine Corps.
- February 23, 1904: U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
- February 23, 1896: Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
Births
- February 23, 1962: Melinda Mays, Augusta, Georgia, playmate, Feb 1983
- February 23, 1952: Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun
- February 23, 1929: Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, first black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP
- February 23, 1920: David Wright, poet
Deaths
- February 23, 2002: Gordon Matthews, engineer, inventor of voicemail, dies at 65
- February 23, 1924: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th US president (1913-21)
- February 23, 1848: John Quincy Adams, 6th US president (1825-29), dies of a stroke at 80
- February 23, 1821: John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome
Holiday
- National Banana Bread Day
the_aristobrat
"Enter your date of birth, then pick 4 events, 4 births, 4 deaths, and one holiday"
Events
- February 23, 1997: Scientist in Scotland announce they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly."
- February 23, 1979: Frank Peterson, Jr. named first black general in Marine Corps.
- February 23, 1904: U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
- February 23, 1896: Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
Births
- February 23, 1962: Melinda Mays, Augusta, Georgia, playmate, Feb 1983
- February 23, 1952: Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun
- February 23, 1929: Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, first black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP
- February 23, 1920: David Wright, poet
Deaths
- February 23, 2002: Gordon Matthews, engineer, inventor of voicemail, dies at 65
- February 23, 1924: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th US president (1913-21)
- February 23, 1848: John Quincy Adams, 6th US president (1825-29), dies of a stroke at 80
- February 23, 1821: John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome
Holiday
- National Banana Bread Day