George Washington
(February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

On February 22, 1732, George Washington was
born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the first
of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball
Washington. (Augustine had three additional
children from his first marriage.) An initially
loyal British subject, Washington eventually
led the Continental Army in the American
Revolution and became the new nation’s first
president. He is often referred to as the father
of the United States.

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Barbara Bosson (November 1, 1939 – February 18, 2023)

Barbara Bosson, who received Emmy nominations in five
consecutive years for her turn as the divorcee Fay Furillo
on the acclaimed NBC drama Hill Street Blues, co-created
by her then-husband Steven Bochco, has died.

Bosson made guest appearances on many series, including
Mannix,  L.A. Law, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  and Lois &
Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Her son, director-producer Jesse Bochco, said she died
Saturday in Los Angeles. 

William Franklin Graham Jr.
(November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018)

Billy Graham was a evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist
minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s.

He was a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and according to
a biographer, was "among the most influential Christian leaders"
of the 20th century.

President Richard Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai shake
hands in Beijing.

In an amazing turn of events, President Richard Nixon took a
dramatic first step toward normalizing relations with the
communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) by traveling
to Beijing for a week of talks. Nixon’s historic visit began
the slow process of the re-establishing diplomatic relations
between the United States and communist China.