The Movie Timeline - be obsessive, be very obsessive
Movie events on the 21st February
Martin Van Buren marries Hannah Hoes. (Catskill, New York) (Amistad)
John Quincy Adams suffers a stroke. (Amistad)
Hideki Tojo grabs even more power as he takes over as Japanese Army Chief of Staff, a position that gives him direct control of the Japanese military. (Tora! Tora! Tora!)
Malcolm X assassinated. (New York) (Malcolm X)
President Richard Nixon takes a dramatic first step toward normalizing relations with the communist People's Republic of China (PRC) by traveling to Beijing for a week of talks. (Nixon)
IRA Terrorist Frankie Maguire enters the United States under the alias Rory Devaney (Newark International Airport, New Jersey) (The Devil's Own)