February 23rd in History Part VII

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On February 23rd in 1973 Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London

On February 23rd in 1975 In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly two months early in the United States.

On February 23rd in 1979 Frank Peterson Jr named 1st black general in Marine Corps

On February 23rd in 1979 The US EPA approved ARCO Petroleum’s petition for the use of MTBE as a 2-5% blend in gasoline to boost octane

On February 23rd in 1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island

On February 23rd in 1980 Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-mil-gallon spill

On February 23rd in 1983 The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.

On February 23rd in 1985 US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as Attorney General

On February 23rd in 1988 President Reagan named William L. Ball III to succeed James H. Webb Jr. as Navy Secretary

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