History for February 22

History for February 22 - On-This-Day.com

George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States.

• 1784 - "Empress of China", a U.S. merchant ship, left New York City for the Far East.
• 1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
• 1860 - Organized baseball’s first game was played in San Francisco, CA.
• 1879 - In Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10-cent store.
• 1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC. It opened to the public in 1889.
• 1973 - The U.S. and Communist China agreed to establish liaison offices.