February 22, 1732 - George Washington, 1st U.S. president, is born.

February 22, 1819 - The Florida Purchase Treaty is signed by representatives of Spain and the United States. In the treaty, Spain agrees to release the remainder of its territory in Florida to the United States.

February 22, 1860 - The first game of organized professional baseball in played in San Francisco.

February 22, 1847 - Generals Santa Anna of Mexico and Zachary Taylor (future president of the U.S.) of the U.S. fight the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War.

February 22, 1879 - Frank Winfield Woolworth begins a retail adventure, opening the Great 5 Cents Store in New York, where everything costs a nickel or less.
 

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February 22, 1888 - The first round of golf played in America is a short three holes between Scot John Reid and John Upham in New York. Both the clubs and balls came from Scotland.

February 22, 1918 - The Montana legislature puts the Sedition Law into play, intended to protect the state from German spies and domestic labor violence. The law restricted freedom of speech and assembly.

February 22, 1942 - General Douglas MacArthur is ordered out of the Philippines by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

February 22, 1980 - The U.S. hockey team defeats the Soviet team at the XIII Olympics Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.

February 22, 1994 - Aldrich Ames, employee of the CIA, is arrested for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
 

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