Monday, February 23, 2026
History for February 23
History for February 23 - On-This-Day.com
William Shirer 1904 - Journalist, author ("The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", "Gandhi: A Memoir")
- 1813 - The first U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill was founded in Waltham, MA.
- 1836 - In San Antonio, TX, the siege of the Alamo began.
- 1861 - U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take his office after an assassination attempt in Baltimore.
- 1886 - Charles M. Hall completed his invention of aluminum.
- 1904 - The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
- 1991 - During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over due to the surrender or withdraw of Iraqi forces.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Secret Service fatally shoots armed man at Mar-a-Lago (UPDATE) | Blaze Media
Secret Service fatally shoots armed man at Mar-a-Lago (UPDATE) | Blaze Media:
The USSS shot and killed a man later identified by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin after he unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at the president's Florida resort around 1:30 a.m.
And the kids can't read!-----MEA calls $34k-per-student district ‘woefully underfunded’
Benton Harbor uses online instruction to fill staffing gaps - Jamie A. Hope 
Benton Harbor Area Schools, which receives more money on a per-student basis than almost every other district in Michigan, is hiring virtual teachers to fill teaching vacancies — a move the Michigan Education Association cites as evidence of inadequate funding.
The state teachers union blames lack of spending. ”This is clearly an example of a district that is woefully underfunded,” said MEA spokesman Thomas Morgan.
- “The virtual teacher is able to do everything an in-person teacher does, except he/she is not present physically,” Macek said.
- She added that there is an adult in the room to monitor students...
Appeals Court Blocks California Mask Ban for ICE Agents | Newsmax.com
Appeals Court Blocks California Mask Ban for ICE Agents | Newsmax.com:
"The state of California needs to familiarize itself with the Supremacy Clause," he wrote in a post on X.
"It does not have the authority to regulate federal agents. This is another key win for the Justice Department.
Hundreds of Muslims gathered in New York’s Times Square on Friday (US time) to break their fast and perform Taraweeh prayers in the heart of the city.
Taraweeh Prayer New York City | Taraweeh prayers at Times Square | The Daily Star
Muslim worshippers hold the "Taraweeh" evening prayer of Ramadan at Times Square in New York City, US, February 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Muslim worshippers hold the "Taraweeh" evening prayer of Ramadan at Times Square in New York City, US, February 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Lunch video-----In my extended interview with author Heather Mac Donald, she reveals uncomfortable truths about race, crime, and feminism.
Video | Facebook - John Stossel
- “I'm going to speak the truth here, and this is not pleasant for people to hear.”
Minnesota battles 'ghost students' siphoning taxpayer dollars from financial aid programs | Blaze Media
Minnesota battles 'ghost students' siphoning taxpayer dollars from financial aid programs | Blaze Media:
So-called "ghost students" are reportedly fueling a growing financial aid fraud crisis in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and across the country.
These ghost students allegedly steal identities to enroll online and apply for taxpayer-funded financial aid.
Must see short video!!-----Pattern recognition is not islamophobia .
Islam is not a race it's a belief system and it's fair game to question and criticize
- Sweden now had some of the highest rape statistics in the world and explosions every day all hidden from you by the left media, because they know exactly what the cause is,
- England now has some of the highest rape statistics in the world, acid attacks, 50,000 stabbings annually,
- Christmas markets all across Europe not being able to open because they cannot afford the security,
Embarrassing: Reruns of 'Hannity' at 2AM Are Getting More Views Than Any Show on CNN
Embarrassing: Reruns of 'Hannity' at 2AM Are Getting More Views Than Any Show on CNN:
The second airing of the Fox News program “Hannity” on weeknights is getting better ratings than every single show that makes up CNN’s lineup.
A graphic shared by Fox News contributor and Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha shows host Sean Hannity’s program drawing 911,000 viewers at 2 a.m. Eastern Time.
cAN'T READ, RITHMATIC, RITE BUT SURE CAN DESTROY!-----'Mostly Peaceful' Ohio Teens Skip School, Trash Grocery Store in Anti-ICE Melee
It seems that not a day goes by lately that we don’t read about students skipping out on school and instead taking to the streets to protest the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. - Bob Hoge
They’re egged on by Democrats, teachers’ unions, and paid activists, all while our education system continues to decline.
A disgrace.
Although the Dems love to go on about how most of these protests are “peaceful,” they suddenly turn blind when they’re not...
Although the Dems love to go on about how most of these protests are “peaceful,” they suddenly turn blind when they’re not...
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History for February 22
History for February 22 - On-This-Day.com 
George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States.
- 1630 - Quadequine introduced popcorn to English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner.
- 1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
- 1879 - In Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10-cent store.
- 1994 - The U.S. Justice Department charged Aldrich Ames and his wife with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. Ames was later convicted to life in prison. Ames' wife received a 5-year prison term.
- 1997 - Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut and colleagues announced that an adult sheep had been successfully cloned. Dolly was actually born on July 5, 1996. Dolly was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell.
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