This Day in History, Feb. 22

1856 - The Republican Party opens its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.

1862 - Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, VA.

1879 - In Utica, NY, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many $.5 and $.10 Woolworth stores

1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500

1974 - Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate President Nixon

1980 - Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, NY, the U.S. Hockey Team defeats Soviet Union hockey team 4-3 in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

1994 - Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by U.S. Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.