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On this day - 1685 (George Frederich Handel); February 23rd
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Friday, February 23, 1685. : The great Baroque composer, Georg Händel, is born

Georg Friedrich Händel was born on 23 February 1685, in Halle, Saxony. Already skilled on the harpsichord and organ at age 7, he began composing music when he was 9. His father wanted him to study law, but Händel abandoned his law studies when his father died. He visited London in 1710 and settled there permanently in 1712, becoming a naturalised British subject in 1726. He then anglicised his name to George Frideric Handel.

Handel was a prolific composer. During his composing career, he wrote around fifty operas, twenty-three oratorios, much church music and numerous outstanding instrumental pieces, such as the organ concerti, the Opus 6 Concerti Grossi, the Water Music, and the Fireworks Music. His best known work is probably the oratorio, "Messiah", written within a 24-day period, and completed on 14 September 1741. An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus, telling a sacred story without costumes, scenery, or acting. "Messiah" is the story of the prophecy of the coming Messiah as told in the old Testament, and the life and death of Jesus, set to texts from the King James Bible. Originally conceived as an Easter oratorio, it has become popular to perform it at Christmas, particularly as it culminates with the powerful "Hallelujah" chorus.

Handel's style of composition influenced many composers after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. In 1751 he became blind, and died eight years later, on 14 April 1759, in London. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.



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On this day in 1920 Harry Marshall became the manager at Reading FC, only serving for 304 days, but during the euphoric times of Reading’s election to the Division 3 South – and therefore having the distinction of being Reading FC’s FIRST ever professional league manager!
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Also today in recent history



South Korea 2007

South Korea U.S. gives up control of the South Korean army Feb. 23rd, 2007 : The U.S. and South Korea have reached a deal to hand full control of South Korea's military back to Seoul by 2012. The agreement ends a fifty-year pact that gave America the wartime command of South Korea's army. Under pressure in Iraq, the U.S. wanted to hand it back in 2009, but South Korea has pushed for a slower transition. The U.S. currently has 29,500 troops on the Korean peninsula and Seoul has 680,000. North Korea has more than one million troops.


Iraq 1991
Iraq Allied Ground Offensive Feb. 23rd, 1991 : President George H.W. Bush announced that the allied ground offensive against Iraqi forces had begun


Space 1987
Space Supernova 1987A Feb. 23rd, 1987 : The light from supernova 1987A ( a gigantic exploding star ) began reaching Earth today, it is estimated that the explosion occurred some 170,000 years ago and nearly 1 million trillion miles from Earth.


Syria 1966
Syria Military Coup 23rd February, 1966 : A Military coup by leftist army officers overthrew the Socialist government of Syria, and closed the country's borders.


UK 1959
Great Britain Peace Talks Soviet Union Feb. 23rd, 1959 : Harold Macmillan visits Russia for peace talks with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.


U.S. 1954
U.S.A. Polio Vaccines Started 23rd February, 1954 : The first injections of the new polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk to a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


U.S. 1945
World War II Iwo Jima US Flag raised 23rd February, 1945 : The US has taken over Iwo Jima four days after landing on the Japanese-held volcanic island.


France 1920
France France To Hand Over Colonies For War Debts Monday, Feb. 23rd, 1920 : On this day, a proposal was made by France to hand over colonies to the U.S. They were in the process of considering this because they needed to pay off some war debts. A map was printed in a local Oklahoma newspaper, indicating which territories the U.S. may acquire. If the French were to follow through with their offer to the U.S. at this time, the United States would own the following: The Miquelon Islands (on Newfoundland coast), West Indian Islands (Guadeloupe and Martinique), and French Guiana. Great Britain was also to receive some land for similar reasons. They would for sure receive French Somaliland (at the entrance of Red Sea) and possibly Madagascar. It was undecided which country would receive French Indo-China.


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Apparently Stan Laurel died on this day in 1965, a true great of comedy.
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