In 2017, a significant policy shift occurred under the Trump administration that reverberated across the United States, particularly impacting the rights of transgender students.

In March 2016, the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina, made a landmark decision by voting 7-4 to enact a new ordinance that allows transgender individuals to select public restrooms corresponding to their gender identity.

In the early morning hours of February 22, 2006, a gang of at least six men, some of them armed, steal £53 million from the Securitas bank depot in Kent, Great Britain.

In a groundbreaking announcement in 1997, scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland unveiled a revolutionary advancement in biotechnology: the successful cloning of an adult mammal, a lamb named Dolly.

On February 22, 1987, the art world mourned the loss of one of its most influential figures, Andy Warhol, who passed away at the age of 58 at New York City's Presbyterian Hospital.

The U.S. Air Force launches Navstar 1, the world’s first operational GPS satellite, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

On February 22, 1969, 19-year-old Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first female jockey to win a race at an American thoroughbred track when she rides Cohesion to a victory by a neck over Reely Beeg in the ninth race at Charles Town, West Virginia.

On February 22, 1967, Indonesian President Sukarno surrenders all executive authority to military dictator General Haji Mohammad Suharto, remaining president in title only.

On February 22, 1959, Lee Petty defeats Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish at the just-opened Daytona International Speedway in Florida to win the first-ever Daytona 500.

On February 22, 1959, the motorsport world witnessed a historic moment as the inaugural Daytona 500 took center stage at the newly constructed Daytona International Speedway in Florida.