"On Feb. 23, 1980, American Eric Heiden completed his sweep of the five men's speed skating events at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, by winning the men's 10,000-meter race in world record time; Heiden was the first athlete to win five gold medals in a single Winter Olympics. Also on this date: In 1836, the siege of the Alamo by Mexican troops began in San Antonio, Texas."
"In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an agreement with Cuba to lease land around Guantanamo Bay to the United States. No date was set for termination of the lease and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay continues at the site, along with a high-security detention complex for suspected terrorists. In 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California."
On Feb. 23, 1980, Eric Heiden won the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race in world-record time, completing five Olympic golds. In 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio; nearly 200 defenders, including Davy Crockett, were killed after a 13-day assault. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt leased land around Guantanamo Bay from Cuba with no termination date. In 1942, a Japanese submarine shelled an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland in World War II. In 1945, Marines captured Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima and raised two American flags. In 2011, the U.S. government declined to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. In 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot while running; the perpetrators received life sentences and federal hate-crime convictions. In 2021, Tiger Woods was severely injured when his SUV crashed into a median and rolled.
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