This Day in History for February 22 – ‘Miracle on Ice’ and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1819 – By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for $5 million (More info)
1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores (More info)
1924 – President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first commander-in-chief to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House (More info)
1980 – In what would come to be called the Miracle on Ice, the US men’s hockey team beats the heavily-favored Soviet Union team 4-3 at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York (More info)
2006 – At least six men stage Britain’s largest robbery in history, stealing $92.5 million from a Securitas depot in Kent (More info)
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