Historical Events In February - 23

1991 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open

1991 US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST

1992 16th Winter Olympics games close in Albertville, France

1992 Andy Flower scores 115 on ODI debut, Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka

1993 Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees

1993 India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England

1993 Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st US team)

1995 Antoine Nduwayo appointed Premier of Burundi

1995 On Wall Street, The Dow Jones industrial average closes above 4,000 for the first time, ending the day at 4003.33.

1996 Mark Waugh scores 130 in World Cup vs Kenya, 207 w/brother Steve

1996 Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands

1997 Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building & kills 1

1997 American Express Senior Golf Invitational

1997 Jeff Sluman wins Tucson Golf Classic

1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List," completely uncensored, 65 million watch

1997 Scottish scientists announce the successful cloning of an adult mammal ("Dolly" the lamb).

1997 Tucson Chrysler Golf Classic

1998 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston SC on WAVF 96.1 FM

1998 Supreme Court lets Megan's Law stand

1998 Tornadoes in Florida kills at least 31 feb240303 first official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued

1999 Two avalanches in as many days are blamed for the death of 38 people in Austria.

1919 Italian Fascist Party founded by Benito Mussolini

1970 Guyana gains independence

1981 Spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament

1991 Military seize power in Thailand

1633 The birth of Samuel Pepys, British Diarist

1685 The birth of Geroge Frederic Handel, German composer

1883 The birth of Victor Flemming, American director

1940 The birth of Peter Fonda, American actor

2006 A roof collapses on a Moscow market, killing 56 people.

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