📅 February 22 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on February 22? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1881"Cleopatra’s Needle," a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk, was set up in Central Park, New York
- 1959Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 car race
- 1980"Miracle on Ice": the US Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union 4–3
- 1997British scientists announced they had cloned Dolly the sheep
🎂 Born on February 22
- 🇺🇸 George Washington (1732) — first President of the United States
- 🐊 Steve Irwin (1962) — wildlife expert, "The Crocodile Hunter"
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February 22 quiz
In what year? 🗿 "Cleopatra’s Needle," a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk, was set up in Central Park, New York
In what year? 🏎️ Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 car race
In what year? 🏒 "Miracle on Ice": the US Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union 4–3
Which famous person was born on February 22?