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1997 Cloning of Dolly On this day in 1997, a team of British scientists working under the direction of Ian Wilmut at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh announced the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal. © John Chadwick—AP/REX/Shutterstock.com

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George Washington president of United States bornFebruary 22, 1732Westmoreland, VirginiadiedDecember 14, 1799 (aged 67)Mount Vernon, VirginiaCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Jean McGinley Draper, 1954.9.2 1975 Drew Barrymore American actress, producer, and director 1962 Steve Irwin Australian wildlife conservationist and television personality 1950 Julius Erving American basketball player 1932 Ted Kennedy United States senator 1788 Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher See All Biographies On This Day

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2021 American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, one of the founders of the Beat movement in San Francisco and owner of the famed City Lights bookstore, died at the age of 101. Take our quiz about American poetsM. Stroud—Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was impeached following widespread protests after he abandoned an association agreement with the European Union; he fled the country and was later accused of embezzlement. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about European historyEskinder Debebe/UN Photo 2011 After enduring more than five months of tremors, Christchurch, New Zealand, and its surrounding area were struck by a massive destructive aftershock (magnitude 6.3). Test your knowledge of natural disastersMartin Hunter/Getty Images 1980 During the 1980 Winter Olympics, against the backdrop of the Cold War, the U.S. ice hockey team defeated the favoured Soviet team in one of the greatest upsets in the history of the Olympic Games. Discover how well you know Olympic historySteve Powell/Getty Images 1959 NASCAR held the first Daytona 500, which was won by Lee Petty. Sort fact from fiction in our sports quiz© Walter Arce/Dreamstime.com 1950 American basketball player Julius Erving, who was one of the most colourful and exciting figures in the game during the 1970s and '80s, was born. Find out why basketball hoops are 10 feet highAP 1942 Three members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi group that advocated nonviolent resistance, were beheaded in Munich. Watch a video about the White RoseJohannes Simon/Getty Images 1932 The Purple Heart, a U.S. military decoration originally instituted by George Washington in 1782 to honour bravery in battle, was revived as an award for those wounded or killed in action against an enemy. How much do you know about military history?iStockphoto/Thinkstock 1847 U.S. General Zachary Taylor led troops against a Mexican force commanded by General Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista. Take our quiz about the history of warfareLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital file no. cph 3g02957) 1680 Catherine Deshayes, Madame Monvoisin—known as “La Voisin”—was executed in Paris for her involvement in the Affair of the Poisons. Test your knowledge of French history 896 Arnulf was crowned Holy Roman emperor by Pope Formosus, who declared the previous emperor, Lambert, deposed. Take our quiz about kings and emperorsCourtesy of the Bayerisches National Museum, Munich; photograph, Foto Marburg SIGN UP FOR History's Biggest Headlines Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors. SIGN UP Thanks for signing up for Today in History. Your first newsletter will arrive soon! SIGN UP By clicking "Sign Up" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.