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The discovery of the first "pulsar," a star which emits regular radio waves, was announced by Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell at Cambridge, England.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson revealed that the U.S. secretly developed the Lockheed A-11 jet fighter.
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An 5.7 earthquake in Morocco's southwest Atlantic coast killed as many as 12,000. The town of Agadir destroyed.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced he would seek a second term.
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The first pedestrian "Walk/Don't Walk" signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway at Times Square.
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US forces caught Japanese troops off-guard and easily took control of the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea.
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Dorothy Vredenburgh accepted an appointment by the Democratic National Committee becoming the first woman secretary of a national political party in the U.S.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1988 –
Scott Golbourne, English footballer
1984 –
Adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player
1984 –
Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 –
Cullen Jones, American swimmer
1984 –
Darren Ambrose, English footballer
1980 –
Chris Conley, American musician
1980 –
Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer
1980 –
Michail Mouroutsos, Greek Olympic taekwondo gold medalist
1980 –
Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist
1980 –
Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player
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February, 29
- Births
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2008,
Janet Kagan, American author (b. 1946)
2004,
Jerome Lawrence, American playwright (b. 1915)
2000,
Dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
1996,
Shams Pahlavi, Persian princess (b. 1917)
1992,
Ruth Pitter, English poet (b. 1897)
1992,
Earl Scheib, American car repainter (b. 1908)
1980,
Gil Elvgren, American artist (b. 1914)
1968,
Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)
1964,
Frank Albertson, American actor (b. 1909)
1956,
Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
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February, 29
- Deaths
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