February 23
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57570991/oscars-2013-argo-wins-best-picture/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />CBS News</a>
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:02/23/2013,cd_max:02/23/2013&q=Oscars+2013" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oscars 2013</a>
2,000,000+ searches<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscars-backstage-20130225,0,3522669.story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oscars 2013: Behind the scenes, the moments you didn't see on TV</a>Los Angeles TimesBackstage at the Oscars was a place for frayed nerves and celebrity traffic jams, as the complex, performance-heavy show tested the composure of cast and crew alike. For many of the winners, however, the energy seemed a welcome rush Sunday night.
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57570991/oscars-2013-argo-wins-best-picture/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oscars 2013: "Argo" wins best picture</a>CBS NewsIt's the first Oscar for the 22-year-old Lawrence, who was also nominated for "Winter's Bone" in 2011. The actress tripped on her Dior gown as she made her way to the stage, but by the time she got to the microphone, the Dolby Theatre crowd applauded ...
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/sports/jimmie-johnson-captures-daytona-500-danica-patrick-eighth.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />New York Times</a>
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:02/23/2013,cd_max:02/23/2013&q=daytona+500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daytona 500</a>
1,000,000+ searches<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/sports/jimmie-johnson-captures-daytona-500-danica-patrick-eighth.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It's Her Day, but His Victory</a>New York TimesDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A day after a horrific crash took the focus away from racing and threatened to turn Nascar's season-opening showcase, the Daytona 500, into an afterthought, Danica Patrick did what she does best. She put the focus right back on ...
<a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2013/02/24/johnson-wins-2nd-daytona-500-patrick-finishes-8th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johnson Wins 2nd Daytona 500; Patrick Finishes 8th</a>U.S. News & World Report"There is no other way to start the season than to win the Daytona 500. I'm a very lucky man to have won it twice," said Johnson, who won in his 400th career start. "I'm very honored to be on that trophy with all the greats that have ever been in our ...
<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ufc-rousey-carmouche-20130224,0,6630744.story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />Los Angeles Times</a>
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:02/23/2013,cd_max:02/23/2013&q=ronda+rousey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronda Rousey</a>
500,000+ searches<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ufc-rousey-carmouche-20130224,0,6630744.story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronda Rousey demonstrates her serious pull in UFC circles</a>Los Angeles TimesRonda Rousey's pursuit of her dream career was fulfilled dramatically Saturday, the first female to ever win an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout doing so in nearly five full minutes of riveting action. Rousey survived a strong rear naked chokehold ...
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2013/02/24/ronda-rousey-changed-womens-mma-if-she-meant-to-or-not/1943941/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Ronda Rousey changed women's MMA, whether she meant to or not</a>USA TODAY"I think that's why a lot of us have a problem with Ronda," Tate said just before her 2012 bout with Rousey. "I just don't think she sees the big
</embed> MyWikiBiz February 23 in history:
- 1997: Dr. Ian Wilmut and his colleagues at the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, announced that they had succeeded in cloning a lamb called Dolly from the mammary gland of an adult sheep.
- 1991: President George Bush announced that the ground assault to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War had begun; in the Middle East, it was already February 24.
- 1987: A supernova was detected in the relatively nearby Large Magellanic Cloud by an astronomer at Chile's Las Campanas Observatory; because it is so close (and actually visible to the naked eye), it became the object of intense study.
- 1954: The first mass inoculation of children against poliomyelitis took place, in Pittsburgh, Pa., testing the vaccine developed by Jonas Salk.
- 1848: John Quincy Adams, the former president of the United States, died at the U.S. Capitol, where he collapsed at his desk from a stroke; he had served in the House of Representatives since 1831.
- 1836: During the Texas Revolution, Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna began his siege of the Alamo.