On This Day for February 22 - Cloning of Dolly, George Washington is featured, and more

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February 22

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

1732

George Washington

Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal, at the Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh.

FEATURED EVENT

1997

Cloning of Dolly

MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2014: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was impeached following widespread protests after he abandoned an association agreement with the European Union; he fled the country and was later accused of embezzlement.

A worker surveying a pile of rubble two days after a massive earthquake, near the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 2011.

2011: After enduring more than five months of tremors, Christchurch, New Zealand, and its surrounding area were struck by a massive destructive aftershock (magnitude 6.3). [ Test your knowledge of natural disasters .]

1980: During the 1980 Winter Olympics, against the backdrop of the Cold War, the U.S. ice hockey team defeated the favoured Soviet team in one of the greatest upsets in the history of the Olympic Games. [ Discover how well you know Olympic history .]

1959: NASCAR held the first Daytona 500, which was won by Lee Petty. [ Sort fact from fiction in our sports quiz .]

Erving (left) of the Philadelphia 76ers passing the ball past defenders Kevin Porter (1) and Bernard King of the New Jersey Nets, 1977

1950: American basketball player Julius Erving, who was one of the most colourful and exciting figures in the game during the 1970s and '80s, was born. [ Find out why basketball hoops are 10 feet high .]

1942: Three members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi group that advocated nonviolent resistance, were beheaded in Munich. [ Watch a video about the White Rose .]

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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1975

Drew Barrymore
American actress, producer, and director

1962

Steve Irwin
Australian wildlife conservationist and television personality

1932

Ted Kennedy
United States senator

1788

Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher

1950

Julius Erving
American basketball player