Today in History: US hockey team beats USSR in ‘Miracle on Ice’

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 22, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 22, 2026, 6 a.m.
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Today is Sunday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2026. There are 312 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, as the U.S. Olympic hockey team upset the Soviet Union, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the g...