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.

OTD February 22 - Jefferson Davis
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1862: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the president of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Va. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on Feb. 18, 1861.

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