Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but commits suicide after being wounded by police. Date: February 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974…

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh. Date: February 22, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)

Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3. Date: February 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Date: February 22, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Date: February 22, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union. Date: February 22, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. Date: February 22, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned. Date: February 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. Date: February 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)