Jen and Jon Johnson

On Feb. 28, 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev indicates that he is ready to sign “without delay” a treaty designed to eliminate U.S. and Soviet medium-range nuclear missiles from Europe.

On Feb. 28, 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev indicates that he is ready to sign “without delay” a treaty designed to eliminate U.S. and Soviet medium-range nuclear missiles from Europe.

On Feb. 27, 1922, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for female suffrage, is unanimously declared constitutional by the members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

WHO REALLY WON THE SUPER BOWL? By Marco Iacoboni

This is a great piece on brain activity during the superbowl. A much more scientific look at ad effectiveness than the usual studies… enjoy.

On Feb. 24, 1868, the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; the Senate later acquitted Johnson.

On Feb. 23, 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln shows up unexpectedly at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., foiling a Baltimore plot against his life.

On Feb. 22, 1819, Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams sign the Florida Purchase Treaty, in which Spain agrees to cede the remainder of its old province of Florida to the United States.

On Feb. 21, 1965, former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims as he was about to address a rally in New York City; he was 39.

This study says that

Complex decisions are best left to your unconscious mind to work out, according to a new study, and over-thinking a problem could lead to expensive mistakes.

you should read it before you go out and buy the new car. Very very cool.

On Feb. 17, 1801, after one tie vote in the Electoral College and 35 indecisive votes in the House of Representatives, Thomas Jefferson is elected the 3rd President of the US over Alexander Burr.