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    MAN ATTEMPTED TO HIJACK A PLANE
    February 22, 1974 - Baltimore-Washington Airport

    A man attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore-Washington Airport and crash into the White House. The attempted hijacking left a police officer and pilot dead. The suspect, Samuel Byck, said he wanted to kill President Nixon. Byck, who called his plot "Operation Pandora Box," committed suicide. The attempted hijacking ”the second aviation scare involving the White House in less than a week” prompted Secret Service to upgrade White House air defense systems.

    MIRACLE ON ICE
    February 22, 1980 - Lake Placid, N.Y.

    In 1980, the Miracle on Ice took place in Lake Placid, N.Y., as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)

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WELCOME to the University Libraries, the heart of Penn State. Barbara I. Dewey Photo of Barbara I. Dewey You are on a tremendously exciting journey of experiencing and creating scholarship at Penn State. As your window on the world's scholarship, the Libraries will help you navigate through information and serve as your base to pursue a wide-array of intellectual, social, and cultural adventures. We have many exciting services throughout our library locations. The Tombros and McWhirter Knowledge Commons in Pattee Library offers a 24-hour facility, technology and research help in one location, a Media Commons, circulating laptops and iPads, collaborative study spaces with Mediascapes, solo space when desired, other equipment, and more—all in a comfortable environment.

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