The "Miracle on Ice" takes place in Lake Placid, N.Y., as the United States Olympic hockey team upsets the Soviets. Iconic pop artist Andy Warhol dies.
February 21, 2021
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Today is Monday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2021. There are 312 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)
On this date:
In 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.
In 1889, President Grover Cleveland signed an enabling act paving the way for the Dakotas, Montana and Washington to become states.
Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.