This Day in History

Today is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2007. There are 312 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Feb. 22, 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born at his parents’ plantation in the Virginia Colony.

On this date: In 1819, Spain agreed to cede Florida to the U.S. under the Adams-Onis Treaty.

In 1967, more than 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, aimed at smashing a Viet Cong stronghold near the Cambodian border.