This Day In History

February 22
1942
World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
1948
Communist revolution in Czechoslovakia.
1958
Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
1973
Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
1974
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
1986
Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.