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February 22

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In 1630, English colonists in America got their first taste of popcorn.

In 1732, George Washington, the nation's first president, was born at his parents' plantation near Fredricksburg, Va.

In 1784, a U.S. clipper, the Empress of China, left New York City for the Far East.

In 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

In 1889, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill to admit the Dakotas, Montana and Washington to the Union.

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Actor Robert young  (1907)

Producer-actor Sheldon Leonard  (1907)

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, [D-Mass]  (1932)

Basketball star Julius Erving (1950)

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"Most of us probably feel we couldn't be free without newspapers, and that is the real reason we want the newspapers to be free."
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American broadcast journalist  (1908-1965)