Today in History- 23rd February

International Events:

1945 "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photo taken as US Marines capture Mount Suribachi.

1947 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded in Geneva.

1981 Soldiers and members of the paramilitary Civil Guard stormed the lower house of the Spanish Parliament.

2000 Carlos Santana wins eight Grammy Awards.

Death:

1821 John Keats, Poet.