TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Today is Tuesday, February 22, the 53rd day of 2011. There are 312 days left in the year.

57 B.C. ― Origin of Vikrama Samvat Era (India)

1630 ― Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving

1856 ― First national meeting of the Republican Party (Pittsburgh)

1860 ― Organized baseball played in San Francisco for the first time

1903 ― Due to drought the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water

1907 ― First cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London

1924 ― First presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)

1956 ― Elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 ``Heartbreak Hotel"

1973 ― U.S. and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington, D.C.

1973 ― Israeli fighter planes shoot down a civilian Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 killing 108