This Day in History – February 22, 2011

1371 – Robert II succeeded to the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.   1819 – Spain ceded Florida to the United States.   1879 – Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first “Five Cent Store” in Utica, New York.   1924 – Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.   1935 – Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.   1980 – In a major upset, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, N.Y.]]]]> ]]>