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2003 |
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Nootka Sound, Sandra Bohn was cited for petting a killer whale under the federal Fisheries Act. She was later fined $74. |
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1904 |
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In Baltimore, a fire raged for about 30 hours and destroyed over 1,500 buildings. |
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1967 |
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Hobart Bush Fire:
One of the most disastrous days in Australia's history occured on this day in 1967 when bushfires consumed much of the south-east of Tasmania, and penetrated to within 2 kilometres of the centre of Hobart, in the process killing 62 people. High temperatures, high velocity winds and dry terrain made the firefighters job impossible. Winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour drove flames down Mount Wellington on to Hobart. Hundreds were hurt and losses included 1,400 buildings and 1,500 cars. Amoung the animals killed were an estimated 1,400 cattle, 50,000 sheep, 25,000 poultry and 900 pigs. Losses were estimated to be in the vicinity of $40 million. |
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1931 |
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The American opera, "Peter Ibbetson", by Deems Taylor premiered in New York City. |
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1940 |
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"Pinocchio" world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan. |
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1941 |
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The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Frank Sinatra recorded "Everything Happens to Me". |
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1986 |
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Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country. 28 years of family rule ended. |
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1991 |
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The Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti's first democratically elected president. |
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1999 |
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King Hussein of Jordan died. His son was sworn in as king four hours after the announcement that his father had died. |
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1795 |
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The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. |
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1936 |
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The U.S. Vice President’s flag was established by executive order. |
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1985 |
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"New York, New York" became the official anthem of the Big Apple. |
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2000 |
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California's legislature declared that February 13 would be "Charels M. Schulz Day." |
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2001 |
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Robert Pickett, 47, fired several shots at the White House near the South Lawn. He was subdued after being shot in the knee. No one else was hurt in the incident.
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1962 |
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The U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries. |
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1974 |
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The nation of Grenada gained independence from Britain. |
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1818 |
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"Academician" began publication in New York City. |
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1922 |
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DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace offered 5,000 copies of "Reader's Digest" magazine for the first time. |
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1966 |
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"Crawdaddy" magazine was published by Paul Williams for the first time. |
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1985 |
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"Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages. |
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1977 |
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Russia launched Soyuz 24. |
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1984 |
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Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk. |
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1882 |
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The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City. |
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1959 |
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The play, "The Rivalry," opened in New York City. |
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1976 |
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Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists. |
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1893 |
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Elisha Gray patented a machine called the telautograph. It automatically signed autographs to documents. |
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1877 |
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The first Guernsey Cattle Club was organized in New York City. |
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1913 |
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The Turks lost 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli. |
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1944 |
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During World War II, the Germans launched a counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy. |