Quiz: The Byzantine Empire. Where exactly was it?
Yesterday’s question answered below: What was a hoplite?
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History for 2/22/2024
Birthdays: Hungarian King Ladislas the Posthumous-1440, Shah Tahmasp I-1514, George Washington, Frederic Chopin, Edward St. Vincent Millay, John Mills, Edward Gorey, Luis Bunuel, Ted Kennedy, Dr. J- Julius Erving, Dwight Frye- Renfield in Dracula, Sparky Anderson, Sheldon Leonard, Charlie O. Finley, Nicky Lauda, Don Pardo, Jonathan Demme, Jeri Ryan, Lea Salonga is 53, Kyle McLachlan is 63, Rachael Dratch is 58, Steve Erwin, Drew Barrymore is 49
Happy George Washington's Birthday.
1879- Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first Five & Ten Cent-store in Utica, New York. F.W. Woolworths became a major national chain of stores.
1911-The Kester Ranch in the San Fernando Valley became the town of Van Nuys, named for early settler Issac Newton Van Nuys. His father-in-law was Issac Lankershim.
1929- Grand Central Airport in Glendale dedicated. Los Angeles first major airport.
1924- President Coolidge becomes first president to address the nation over the radio.
1946- Dr. Selman Abraham created Streptomycin, the first antibiotic drug.
1957- The Incredible Shrinking Man premiered, directed by Jack Arnold. Written by Richard Matheson.
1980- The underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated Soviet team 4-3 for the gold medal. The summer games in Moscow were boycotted, not the winter. The two teams did not meet again until the 2002 games in Utah where they skated to a 2-2 tie.
2002- Animator, director Chuck Jones passed away at age 89.
2009- The Indian film Slumdog Millionaire won best picture and best cinematography at the 81st Academy Awards. The first movie to win that was shot completely digital, with no celluloid film used.
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