February 22

On this day -February 22 1980 - The "Miracle on Ice" ice hockey match

The USA won 4-3 against the Soviet Union in an ice hockey match during the Olympic winter games in Lake Placid, USA. The Soviet Union was the favorite to win the match, as they had won six out of the seven last Olympic Gold medals in Ice Hockey. After the second round was the Soviet Union leading 3-2 and it wasn't until the last round that the US actually gained the lead. The US went on to win the tournament after beating Finland, while the Soviet Union took the Silver medal in a round-robin organized final. It wasn't until 1991 that the US again managed to beat the Soviet Union. Walt Disneys movie Miracle (2004) (Amazon) is about this Ice Hockey match.

Sports Illustrated did not see the need for any text to explain the picture because everyone knew what it was about anyways