At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off the invasion launched in 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Smoke rises April 26 from a building in Bakhmut, site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Bodies are placed into a mass grave March 9, 2022, on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, as people cannot bury their dead because of the heavy shelling by Russian forces.
A resident looks for belongings April 5, 2022, in an apartment building destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka, Ukraine.
In this photo released Monday, two soldiers of the Russian military engineering units search for mines in Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine.
Today in history: Feb. 19
1473: Nicolaus Copernicus
In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland.
1878: Thomas Edison
In 1878, Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for “an improvement in phonograph or speaking machines.”
1942: Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the relocation and internment of people of Japanese ancestry, including U.S.-born citizens.
1976: Gerald R. Ford
In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford, calling the issuing of the internment order for people of Japanese ancestry in 1942 “a sad day in American history,” signed a proclamation formally confirming its termination.
1997: Deng Xiaoping
In 1997, Deng Xiaoping (dung shah-oh-ping), the last of China’s major Communist revolutionaries, died at age 92.
2008: Fidel Castro
On Feb. 19, 2008, an ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him.
2017: Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis had an All-Star Game for the record books, scoring 52 points as the Western Conference beat the Eastern Conference 192-182 — the highest-scoring game in league history.
2017: Jamie Dantzscher
Three former elite U.S. gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes” to say they were sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, a volunteer team physician for USA Gymnastics.
2021: Joe Biden
President Joe Biden told a virtual gathering of European leaders that the world “can no longer delay or do the bare minimum to address climate change.”
2021: Kim Kardashian West
Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce from Kanye West in Los Angeles after 6 1/2 years of marriage.
