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What happened in history on this day: February 14?
On February 14 in ...
- 1778 - "Stars and Stripes" arrives in foreign port for first time (France).
- 1794 - First US textile machinery patent granted, to James Davenport of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1848 - James K Polk becomes first President photographed in office (by Matthew Brady).
- 1859 - Oregon admitted as 33rd state of the USA.
- 1862 - Galena, first US iron-clad warship for service at sea, launched, in Connecticut.
- 1867 - Morehouse College organizes (Augusta, Georgia).
- 1872 - First state bird refuge is authorized (Lake Merritt, California).
- 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents;
- 1883 - First state labor union legislation; New Jersey legalizes unions.
- 1899 - US Congress begins using voting machines.
- 1903 - US Department of Commerce and Labor is established.
- 1907 - First US fox hound association forms in New York City, New York.
- 1912 - First US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, in Groton, Connecticut.
- 1912 - Arizona is the 48th state admitted to the USA.
- 1914 - Ground is broken for construction of Lincoln Memorial.
- 1920 - League of Women Voters forms in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1929 - Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois, USA; seven gangsters killed.
- 1940 - Birth of first porpoise born in captivity in US (Marineland, Florida).
- 1941 - 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the New York Midtown Tunnel.
- 1957 - Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites.
- 1959 - US$3.6 million heroin seizure in New York City, New York.
- 1961 - Element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley, California, USA.
- 1963 - US launches communications satellite Syncom 1.
- 1968 - Pennsylvania Railroad/New York City Central merge into Pennsylvania Central.
- 1971 - US President Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House.
- 1973 - The last American is conscripted into the armed forces.
- 1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - First "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments.
- 1979 - In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs.
- 1980 - US launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares.
- 1985 - Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1988 - At the Cal Neva Club casino in Reno, Nevada, Cammie Brewer wins the largest slot machine jackpot of US$6.8 million on a Megabucks machine, after playing about US$20.
- 1989 - The first of 24 Global Positioning System satellites is placed into orbit.
- 1990 - Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some.
- 2008 - At Northern Illinois University, former student Stephen Kazmierczak fires over 50 shots, killing five students and himself, injuring 16 others.
- 2018 - A school shooting occurs at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17.
Births on February 14
- 1894 - Birth of Benjamin Kubelsky AKA Jack Benny in Waukegan, Illinois, USA; violin-playing, comedian of radio, television and vaudeville.
- 1899 - Birth of John Randall in Michigan, USA; historian/philosopher (Western Man).
- 1902 - Birth of Fred Scott in Fresno, California, USA; singer/actor (Vincent Lopez).
- 1902 - Birth of Ray "Crash" Corrigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch).
- 1902 - Birth of Stu Erwin in Squaw Valley, California, USA; actor (Stu Erwin Show).
- 1905 - Birth of Thelma Ritter in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Miracle on 34th Street).
- 1911 - Birth of Florence Rice in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Double Wedding, Riding on Air).
- 1913 - Birth of James Pike in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; bishop (Beyond Anxiety).
- 1913 - Birth of Mel Israel AKA Mel Allen; sportscaster for the New York Yankees, host of This Week in Baseball.
- 1916 - Birth of Edward Platt in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Chief - Get Smart).
- 1917 - Birth of Herbert A Hauptman in New York City, New York, USA; x-ray crystallographer (Nobel Prize 1985).
- 1921 - Birth of Hugh Downs in Akron, Ohio, USA; TV journalist (20/20, Concentration, Today Show).
- 1925 - Birth of Elliot Lawrence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Guide Right, Howard Cosell).
- 1925 - Birth of Peg Murray in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Me and Mrs C).
- 1929 - Birth of Vic Morrow in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie).
- 1931 - Birth of Phyllis McGuire in Middletown, Ohio, USA; singer (McGuire Sisters).
- 1932 - Birth of Brian Kelly in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Flipper, Straightaway).
- 1934 - Birth of Florence Henderson in Dale, Indiana, USA; actress/singer (Carol - The Brady Bunch, Hollywood Squares).
- 1935 - Birth of Mickey Wright in San Diego, California, USA; LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champion).
- 1936 - Birth of Andrew Pine in Jennings, Florida, USA; actor (V, WEB, Wide Country).
- 1938 - Birth of Lee Chamberlin in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Electric Company, Viper).
- 1943 - Birth of Eric Anderson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Avalanche", "Be True to You").
- 1943 - Birth of Robert J Murphy Junior in Brooklyn, New York, USA; PGA golfer (1968 Philadelphia Classic).
- 1944 - Birth of Bruce Summerhays in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA: PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 1991, 1993).
- 1945 - Birth of Gregory Hines in New York City, New York, USA; actor/dancer (White Nights, Taps).
- 1946 - Birth of Tim Buckley in Washington DC, USA; rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears - "When I Die").
- 1946 - Birth of Tina Aumont in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Master of Love, Casanova).
- 1948 - Birth of Raymond Joseph Teller in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; magician (Penn and Teller).
- 1956 - Birth of Howard Edward Davis Junior in Glen Cove, New York, USA; lightweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1960 - Birth of Meg Tilly [Margaret] in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Big Chill, Impulse, Winnetka Road).
- 1963 - Birth of John Marzano in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; catcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1963 - Birth of Zach Galligan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Gremlins).
- 1966 - Birth of Clark Sherwood Dennis in Houston, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-third).
- 1967 - Birth of Laura Martin in LaJolla, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Nationals-13th-1994).
- 1969 - Birth of Chad Magee in Tyler, Texas, USA; Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th).
- 1969 - Birth of Shana Zadrick in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; model (Guess Jeans).
- 1970 - Birth of Elaine Youngs in Orange, California, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Kelly Stinnett; US baseball catcher (New York Mets).
- 1970 - Birth of Sean Hill in Duluth, Minnesota, USA; NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators).
- 1972 - Birth of Erika Rachael Schwarz in Folsom, Louisiana, USA; Miss Louisiana-America (1996-second).
- 1973 - Birth of Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV in Thomaston, Georgia, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Jennifer Michelle Roberts in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Miss North Carolina-America (1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Nathan Osmond in Utah; vocalist (Osmond Boys).
Deaths on February 14
- 1891 - William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General (captured Atlanta), dies at age 71.
- 1969 - Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at age 71.
- 1975 - Pelham G Wodehouse, English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at age 93.
- 1979 - In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs.
- 1988 - Frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at age 84 in Palm Springs, California (born in Vienna, Austria).
- 1991 - John A McCone, head of US Central Intelligence Agency (1961-65), dies (born 1902).
- 1995 - Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather II), dies at age 71.
- 2008 - At Northern Illinois University, former student Stephen Kazmierczak fires over 50 shots, killing five students and himself, injuring 16 others.
- 2013 - Death of Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and lawyer (born 1931).
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