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February 22nd, 2006EventAt least six men stage Britain s biggest robbery ever, stealing ?53m (about $92.5 million or 78? million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
February 22nd, 2002EventAngolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
February 22nd, 1997EventIn Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned.
February 22nd, 1994EventAldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.
February 22nd, 1986EventStart of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
February 22nd, 1980EventMiracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
February 22nd, 1979EventIndependence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom.
February 22nd, 1974EventOrganisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit conference starts in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries are attending. Twenty-two heads of state and government participate.
February 22nd, 1974EventSamuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate U.S. President Richard Nixon.
February 22nd, 1973EventCold War: Following United States President Richard Nixon s visit to the People s Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.

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