February 23rd, 2010 at 6:36AM

Feb 23, 1896: The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.

Feb 23, 1898: 1898 French novelist Emile Zola was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail for writing his “J’accuse” letter accusing the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Captain Alfred Dreyfus.

Feb 23, 1945: U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.
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