February 22nd in History Part VII

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Part VII

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On February 22nd in 1958 Egypt & Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR)

On February 22nd in 1965 USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test)

On February 22nd in 1966 Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, 1st 2-dog crew

On February 22nd in 1967 25,000 US & South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City against Viet Cong. Largest US airborne assault since WWII

On February 22nd in 1972 US President Richard Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing

On February 22nd in 1972 The Official IRA bombs Aldershot military barracks, the headquarters of the British Parachute Regiment, killing seven people; thought to be in retaliation for Bloody Sunday.

On February 22nd in 1973 US & China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing & Washington, D.C.

On February 22nd in 1974 Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators

On February 22nd in 1978 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly, Tenn

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