February 22

Friday 22, 2002:

A MH-47E Chinook helicopter crashes into the ocean near the Philippines, killing all 10 aboard.

Wednesday 22, 1956:

Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel".

Friday 22, 1889:

President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.

Saturday 22, 1879:

In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores.

Tuesday 22, 1876:

Johns Hopkins University is founded in Baltimore, Maryland.

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