February 22 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for February 22
In the headlines today:

1998	Singer Tori Amos marries sound engineer Mark Hawley.
1997	Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez marries former waiter Ojani Noa.
1987	Pop artist Andy Warhol dies in New York City at age 58.
1967	The Beatles record a trio of pianos for A Day In The Life, a song that will ultimately appear on their Sergeant Pepper album, at EMI Studios in London. (photo credit: Capitol Records)
1965	The Beatles begin filming scenes on location in the Bahamas for their second movie, Help!
1964	The Beatles leave for England, after completing their first American tour and appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1965	Felix Frankfurter, US Supreme Court Justice, dies.
1934	It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1924	Calvin Coolidge becomes the first US president to deliver a radio address from the White House.
1889	US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill to admit North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington state to the Union.
1879	Frank W. Woolworth opens his first store in Utica, New York.
1865	The US state of Tennessee makes slavery illegal.
1851	The Kirkwood runs aground in New Jersey, mistaking the Smith Hotel for a vessel that refused to return its signal.
1819	Spain cedes Florida to the US.
1813	Ft. Presentation, New York, is captured by the British, during the War of 1812.