On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- President Eisenhower today sternly denounced as highly irresponsible Democratic proposals for a $20-a-person tax cut.
Eisenhower is told at news conf that Rayburn feels slighted for not getting advance copies of special messages; Pres irked; denies slighting Rayburn; says Rayburn can phone him and bring any complaints to him directly; Rayburn retorts sharply; White House issues statement itemizing advance copies of messages sent to Dem and Repub Cong leaders; Repr McCormack raises issue on House floor; Repr Halleck replies
House Foreign Affairs Com chmn Richards charges Dulles lacks clarity or candor on Formosa policy; holds Cong was led to believe US would defend Quemoy and Matsu; Repr McCormack backs view; diplomats fear Communist attack on offshore islands is inevitable for reasons of 'face,'
hopes for ratification
Dulles reaffirms US intent to defend any state covered by pact; outlines US area mil strength; emphasizes interdependence of Japan, SK and SE Asia in resisting Communists; urges use of mobile striking forces to meet threat; illus with D MacArthur 2d
1955Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011)[†]
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar. He was a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
1955Eddie Johnson, American basketball player (died 2020)[†]
Edward Lee Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks – from 1977 to 1987. Johnson was a two-time NBA-All-Star with the Hawks in 1980 and 1981, and earned two nominations to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1979 and 1980. He was nicknamed "Fast Eddie" for his speed and quickness on the court.
1955Alain Prost, French race car driver[†]
Alain Marie Pascal Prost is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993. Nicknamed "the Professor", Prost won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (51), fastest laps (41), and podium finishes (106).
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]