February 23rd in History Part VIII

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On February 23rd in 1989 US Senate Armed Services Committee voted against recommending the nomination of John Tower to become secretary of defense

On February 23rd in 1991 US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST

On February 23rd in 1991 President Bush announced that the allied ground offensive against Iraqi forces had begun. Because of the time difference, it was already the early morning of February 24th in the Persian Gulf

On February 23rd in 1993 President Clinton won United Nations support for a plan to airdrop relief supplies to starving Bosnians during an Oval Office meeting with Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali

On February 23rd in 1995 Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for 1st time (4,003.33)

On February 23rd in 1996 FBI agents arrested Robert Lipka, a former army clerk at the National Security Agency, for espionage in the late 1960

On February 23rd in 1997 Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building & kills 1

On February 23rd in 1998 US Supreme Court lets Megan's Law stand

On February 23rd in 1998 President Clinton gave cautious approval to a U.N. agreement reached by Secretary-General Kofi Annan with Saddam Hussein for monitoring suspected weapons sites in Iraq

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