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February 23, 1910
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First radio contest held (Philadelphia) 
 
February 23, 1905
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Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago 
 
February 23, 1904
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US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million 
 
February 23, 1903
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Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA 
 
February 23, 1900
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Battle at Harts Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army) 
 
February 23, 1900
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Steamer Rio de Janeiro sinks in SF Bay 
 
February 23, 1863
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Lake Victoria was proclaimed to be the source of the River Nile by British explorers John Speke and J A Grant 
 
February 23, 1855
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Karl Gauss, German mathematician and astronomer, dies 
 
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