Happy 2-22-2022 Tuesday! Hope you had a great Family Day long weekend!
Fun Fact: In Sweden, blood banks notify blood donors via text message when their blood is being used for a patient.
The blood bank started the initiative as a way to gain awareness that more blood donations were needed. 鈥淎bove all we believe it makes our donors come back to us, and donate again,鈥� said Karolina Blom Wilberg, a communications manager at the Stockholm blood service.
On this day
In 1775, the first U.S. joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents.
In 1825, Britain and Russia established the Canada-Alaska border.
In 1935, planes are not allowed to fly over the White House anymore.
In 1968, rock band Genesis releases their first album, Silent Sun.
In 1980, 鈥楳iracle on Ice鈥�, the U.S. beats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the Olympic semi-finals.
In 2011, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake kills 161 people in Christchurch, New Zealand.
In 2018, the U.S. women鈥檚 hockey team wins their first gold medal in 20 years, beating Canada 4-3 in the shootout.
In 2021, the U.S. COVID-19 death toll surpasses 500,000 people. That is more U.S. deaths than World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined.
National holidays
According to National Today, today is Be Humble Day, National Margarita Day, National Walking the Dog Day, Cook a Sweet Potato Day, World Spay Day, and World Thinking Day.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
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Trending
College baseball and softball was back this weekend in the U.S.; how about this catch by Louisana State University (LSU) centre-fielder Ciara Briggs.
CIARA BRIGGS THROUGH THE WALL TO ROB THE HR!!#SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/zhYru4LXPn
鈥� LSU Softball (@LSUsoftball) February 20, 2022
Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with former U.S. President George Washington, actress Drew Barrymore (46), reality star Steve Irwin (would鈥檝e turned 60), actress Julia Walters (72), retired NBA star Julius Irving (72), and PGA golfer Vijay Singh (59).
Have a great day everyone!
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