Today is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2007. There are 312 days left in the year. On this date in 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, is born at his parents'

Today is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2007. There are 312 days left in the year. On this date in 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, is born at his parents' plantation in the Virginia Colony.
In 1819, Spain agrees to cede Florida to the U.S. under the Adams-Onis Treaty. In 1857, Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, is born in London. In 1857, German physicist Heinrich Hertz, the discoverer of radio waves for whom the unit of frequency is named, is born in Hamburg. In 1889, President Grover Cleveland signs an omnibus bill to admit the Dakotas, Montana and Washington state to the Union. In 1892, "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde is first performed, at London's St. James's Theater. In 1935, it becomes illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House. In 1967, more than 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Vietcong stronghold near the Cambodian border. In 1973, the U.S. and Communist China agree to establish liaison offices. In 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team upsets the Soviets at Lake Placid, N.Y., 4-3. (The U.S. team goes on to win the gold medal.) In 1987, pop artist Andy Warhol dies at a New York City hospital at age 58, and talk-show host David Susskind is found dead in his Manhattan hotel suite; he was 66.
February 22, 1982: Thorofare Markets officials say they're considering options in an effort to keep 43 grocery stores open in the tri-state area as the chain continues to experience money problems.
Warren JFK's Bruce Timko, Keith Wesson of Niles McKinley and South High's Sam Burns are selected to play with Ohio All Stars in the Roundball Classic in Pittsburgh April 2.
Seven occupants of a two-story house at 198 Broad St. in Struthers and the man who rescued them, Charles Christopher of Campbell, are in St. Elizabeth Hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide. Christopher had gone to the house to visit, smelled fumes and began carrying people out of the house while is wife called the fire department.
February 22, 1967: A massive assault on Youngstown's growing juvenile problem, which has resulted in two deaths in three months, is promised at a rally attended by more than 200 people in Immaculate Conception Church.
A spokesman for Anchor Motor Freight Corp. denies reports that drivers have been sent telegrams notifying them of their dismissal for instigating a wildcat strike that halted transportation of new cars from the General Motors Lordstown plant. Among the cars not being shipped are new Pontiac Firebirds, that are scheduled to go on display this week.
A delegation of 19 Canfield residents accept a national award in Washington for the city's 1966 cleanup campaign.
February 22, 1957: Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge John W. Ford administers the oath to 41 new citizens from 16 countries.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hakkarainen and two of their three children die when fire sweeps through their home at 20 E. Dennick Ave.
A seven-year-old schoolboy playing in Mill Creek Park on Washington's birthday falls through the ice on the gold fish pond and drowns. The body of Jeffrey Shirrefs was recovered from eight feet of water after about 30 minutes.
February 22, 1932: A 13-year-old schoolboy is killed and an airplane pilot is seriously injured when their airplane crashes into a wheat field on the Welker farm several hundred yards east of Youngstown Municipal Airport. Leo Rachel died at St. Elizabeth Hospital; Charles Sedore, Jr. , 34, is in serious condition at North Side Hospital.
The Rev. W. A. Kane, pastor of St. Patrick Church, preaches a sermon on death and redemption over WKBN radio.
Joe Cambia's Youngstown Buckeyes will again compete in the Middle Atlantic Baseball League in 1932. The league will include Beckley, Huntington, Cumberland, Clarksburg, Charleston, Johnstown and Wheeling.