On This Day in History
February 22
Historical Events
303 First official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued by Emperor Diocletian at Nicomedia, ordering all churches to be closed and scriptures burnt
1632 Galileo Galilei's book "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" is published comparing the Copernican and Ptolemaic systems and whether the Earth orbits the sun
1774 British House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright
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1797 The Last Invasion of Britain, launched by the French during the Revolutionary Wars, begins near Fishguard, Wale
1856 Republican Party holds its first national meeting in Pittsburgh
1967 25,000 US and South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City against the Viet Cong. Largest US airborne assault since World War II.
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Famous Birthdays
Also Steve Irwin and Drew Barrymore (50)
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Famous Deaths
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Wonder of Woolworths Begins its Meteoric Rise
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It was a simple idea: opening a store where nothing cost more than five cents. The idea caught on so quickly that Woolworth’s became a retail phenomenon.
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