On this day: February 22
POSTED: 08:56 PM PST Feb 21, 2013
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 21, 2013
The pilgrims get their first taste of popcorn, George Washington is born, Elvis hits the charts for the first time, and Team USA pulls off a "Miracle on Ice," all on this day.
Chuck Jones Productions
2002: Animator Chuck Jones, the creator of the famed "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts for Warner Bros., "Tom & Jerry" cartoons, the TV version of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and many other well-known animated classics, dies of heart failure at the age of 89 in Corona Del Mar, Calif.
