On This Day for February 23 - Alamo besieged by Santa Anna's Mexican army, W.E.B. Du Bois is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. February 23 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY W.E.B. Du Bois READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1836 Alamo besieged by Santa Anna's Mexican army READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2000: Mexican-born American musician Carlos Santana won eight Grammy Awards for Supernatural, tying the record set by Michael Jackson. [ Test your knowledge of the Grammy Awards.] 1965: British-born comedian Stan Laurel, of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy, died in Santa Monica, California. [Watch the duo in a clip from The Flying Deuces.] 1685: Composer George Frideric Handel, a leading figure of late Baroque music, was born in Germany. [Take our classical composers quiz.] 1945: Six U.S. servicemen raised the American flag over Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II . [Sort fact from fiction in our World War II quiz.] 1905: The first Rotary Club was founded by Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris. 1870: Mississippi was readmitted to the United States following the American Civil War. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about U.S. states.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois American sociologist and social reformer 1685 George Frideric Handel German-English composer 1960 Naruhito emperor of Japan 1965 Michael Dell American business executive 1633 Samuel Pepys English diarist and naval administrator 1878 Kazimir Malevich Russian painter SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help