February 22, 2012

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Laura Pereverzoff Ong!

280 years ago
1732

Born on this date
George Washington. 1st President of the United States of America, 1789-1797. "The Father of his Country" was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

70 years ago
1942

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Sussex Vampire

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Memento, starring Barbara Joyce and Boris Karloff

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling in Love--Elvis Presley

In North America, Rock-A-Hula Baby was released as the B-side of the record and Can't Help Falling in Love as the A-side.

40 years ago
1972

Terrorism
Five women and an Army priest were killed in an Irish Republican Army bombing attack on the 16th Parachute Brigade headquarters at Aldershot, Hampshire, England.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tainted Love--Soft Cell

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in France: T'en va pas--Elsa (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Andy Warhol, 58. U.S. artist. Mr. Warhol, born Andrew Warhola, was a leading figure in the New York-based “Pop Art” movement in the 1960s. He was best known for his painting of a Campbell’s soup can, and his comment (with variations thereof frequently repeated) that everyone should be famous for 15 minutes. He died of complications following gall bladder surgery.

World events
Ethiopian dictator Lieutenant Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam announced that 96% of eligible voters had participated in the Feb. 1 vote on the country’s constitution, and that 81% had voted in favour of a new constitution establishing a civilian Communist government. The nation would now be called the People’s Republic of Ethiopia, with the 50,000-member Worker’s Party to be the “vanguard” of the one-party state.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Love You Right--Euphoria

#1 single in Italy: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me--George Michael/Elton John (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me--George Michael/Elton John

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'm Too Sexy--Right Said Fred (3rd week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 To Be with You--Mr. Big
2 I Love Your Smile--Shanice
3 The Way I Feel About You--Karyn White
4 I'm Too Sexy--Right Said Fred
5 Diamonds and Pearls--Prince and the New Power Generation
6 Remember the Time--Michael Jackson
7 Good for Me--Amy Grant
8 There Will Never Be Another Tonight--Bryan Adams
9 I'll Get By--Eddie Money
10 Missing You Now--Michael Bolton featuring Kenny G

Singles entering the chart were Romeo and Juliet by Stacy Earl (featuring Wild Pair) (#55); Everything Changes by Kathy Troccoli (#60); If You Go Away by New Kids on the Block (#69); Peace of Mind (Love Goes On) by One 2 One (#70); Church of Your Heart by Roxette (#73); Kissing the Wind by Nia Peeples (#76); Beauty and the Beast by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson (#77); I Need Money by Marky Mark and Funky Bunch (#79); and Do Not Pass Me By by Hammer (#80). Beauty and the Beast was the title song from the movie.

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me-George Michael/Elton John
2 There Will Never Be Another Tonight--Bryan Adams
3 No Regrets--Tom Cochrane
4 I'm Too Sexy--Right Said Fred
5 Mysterious Ways--U2
6 Diamonds and Pearls--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 I Can't Dance--Genesis
8 To Be with You--Mr. Big
9 Smells Like Teen Spirit--Nirvana
10 Good for Me--Amy Grant

Singles entering the chart were Head Over Heals by Frozen Ghost (#81); Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man by Concrete Blonde (#82); Cry Myself to Sleep by Chrissy Steele (#84); The Time Alone with You by Bad English (#89); Be My Yoko Ono by Barenaked Ladies (#90); The Road by Honeymoon Suite (#91); Show Me the Way by West End Girls (#94); and Make it Happen by Mariah Carey (#97).

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
Chuck Jones, 89. U.S. animator. Mr. Jones created some of the most beloved cartoon characters in history, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Pepe le Pew, the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Marvin the Martian.

Jonas Savimbi, 67. Angolan guerrilla leader. Mr Savimbi, the leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), originally fought alongside the Marxist-oriented Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the U.S.-backed Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) in the war for liberation from Portuguese colonial rule in the 1970s, but later waged war on the MPLA-led post-independence government.

Olympics
Men's hockey
Semi-finals
Canada 7 Belarus 1
U.S.A. 3 Russia 2