George Andrew Davis Jr. (December 1, 1920 – February 10, 1952) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II and the Korean War. Born in Dublin, Texas, he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942, and was sent to the Pacific Theater. He flew in the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns, scoring seven victories over Japanese aircraft. Known for his "daredevil" style which contrasted with his reserved personality, Davis was the only American flying ace to be killed in action in Korea. During this war, he flew the F-86 Sabre fighter jet, rising quickly to become the war's ace of aces and downing fourteen North Korean, Chinese, and Soviet aircraft. During his final combat mission, Davis surprised and attacked twelve Chinese MiG-15 fighter jets in "MiG Alley", downing two before he was shot down and killed. A major at the time of his death, he was posthumously promoted to lieutenant colonel, and received the Medal of Honor. (Full article...)

Selfie of Ong, commonly replicated by the Step Chickens

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Earthquake damage in Diyarbakır

• An earthquake (damage pictured) strikes Turkey and Syria, killing over 22,000 people and injuring more than 80,000 others.
• Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf dies at the age of 79.
• A Chinese balloon suspected of surveillance and espionage is shot down after overflying Canada and the United States.
• Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Earth.
• A suicide bombing in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills 100 people and injures more than 220 others.

February 10: Feast day of Saint Scholastica (Christianity); National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe in Italy (1947)

Roy Lichtenstein

• 1712 – The Huilliche in Chile's Chiloé Archipelago rose up against Spanish encomenderos in revenge for perceived injustices.
• 1763 – To end the Seven Years' War, Britain, France and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which significantly reduced the size of the French colonial empire and marked the beginning of an extensive period of British dominance outside of Europe.
• 1906 – The Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought was launched, representing such a marked advance in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships.
• 1962 – The first solo exhibition by Roy Lichtenstein (pictured) opened, including the painting Look Mickey, which featured his first use of Ben Day dots, speech balloons, and comic imagery sourcing.