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February 21
1437 - James I, King of Scots, was assassinated; his 6-year-old son succeeded him as James II.
1613 - Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line.
1878 - The fist telephone book in the United States was issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
1885 - The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was dedicated.
1916 - The Battle of Verdun began, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War I.
1964 - The first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased by the Soviet Union arrived in the port of Odessa.
1965 - Minister and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in New York. (Three men identified as members of the Nation of Islam were convicted of murder and imprisoned; all were eventually paroled. The convictions of two of the men were dismissed in November 2021; prosecutors said new evidence had undermined the case against them.)
1972 - President Richard Nixon became the first sitting president to visit China.
1973 - Israeli fighter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 over the Sinai Desert, killing all but five of the 113 people on board.
1975 - Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 ½ to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up (each ended up serving 1 ½ years).
1995 - Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.
2002 - It was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was murdered, allegedly by Islamic militants.
2012 - Eurozone finance ministers reached an agreement on a second, $130 billion bailout for Greece to help that country with its debt crisis.
2018 - The Rev. Billy Graham, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died at his North Carolina home at age 99.
2020 - A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan took effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal the following week.
Birthdays
24 - Rain Spencer (actress)
28 - Sophie Turner (actress)
30 - Hayley Orrantia (actress)
35 - Corbin Bleu (actor)
37 - Elliot Page (actor)
37 - Ashley Greene (actress)
38 - Charlotte Church (singer)
44 - Brendan Sexton III (actor)
45 - Jordan Peele (actor/comedian)
45 - Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress)
45 - Tituss Burgess (actor)
55 - Aunjanue Ellis (actress)
61 - William Baldwin (actor)
63 - Christopher Atkins (actor)
66 - Jack Coleman (actor)
66 - Kim Coates (actress)
66 - Mary Chapin Carpenter (singer)
69 - Larry Campbell (singer)
69 - Kelsey Grammer (actor)
71 - William Petersen (actor)
71 - Christine Ebersole (actress)
78 - Anthony Daniels (actor)
78 - Tyne Daly (actress)
84 - Peter McEnery (actor)
85 - Richard Beymer (actor)
87 - Gary Lockwood (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 21
1948 - The National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) is incorporated.
1953 - Niagara defeats Siena 88-81 in six overtimes, the longest NCAA basketball game to date.
1968 - An agreement between baseball players and club owners increased the minimum salary for major league players to $10,000 a year.
1970 - Bobby Hull (Chicago Blackhawks) scored his 500th career point.
1986 - Jimmy Connors was fined $20,000 and was suspended from tennis for ten weeks after he threw a fit while playing against Ivan Lendl.
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi of the United States won the gold medal in ladies' figure skating at the Albertville Olympics; Midori Ito of Japan won the silver, Nancy Kerrigan of the U.S. the bronze.
1996 - The Philadelphia 76ers had their worst offensive performance in over 40 years. They only managed to score 57 points against the Miami Heat.
2016 - Denny Hamlin wins the closest finish in Daytona 500 history -- but just 0.01 seconds over Martin Truex Jr.
1437 - James I, King of Scots, was assassinated; his 6-year-old son succeeded him as James II.
1613 - Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line.
1878 - The fist telephone book in the United States was issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
1885 - The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was dedicated.
1916 - The Battle of Verdun began, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War I.
1964 - The first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased by the Soviet Union arrived in the port of Odessa.
1965 - Minister and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in New York. (Three men identified as members of the Nation of Islam were convicted of murder and imprisoned; all were eventually paroled. The convictions of two of the men were dismissed in November 2021; prosecutors said new evidence had undermined the case against them.)
1972 - President Richard Nixon became the first sitting president to visit China.
1973 - Israeli fighter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 over the Sinai Desert, killing all but five of the 113 people on board.
1975 - Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 ½ to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up (each ended up serving 1 ½ years).
1995 - Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.
2002 - It was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was murdered, allegedly by Islamic militants.
2012 - Eurozone finance ministers reached an agreement on a second, $130 billion bailout for Greece to help that country with its debt crisis.
2018 - The Rev. Billy Graham, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died at his North Carolina home at age 99.
2020 - A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan took effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal the following week.
Birthdays
24 - Rain Spencer (actress)
28 - Sophie Turner (actress)
30 - Hayley Orrantia (actress)
35 - Corbin Bleu (actor)
37 - Elliot Page (actor)
37 - Ashley Greene (actress)
38 - Charlotte Church (singer)
44 - Brendan Sexton III (actor)
45 - Jordan Peele (actor/comedian)
45 - Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress)
45 - Tituss Burgess (actor)
55 - Aunjanue Ellis (actress)
61 - William Baldwin (actor)
63 - Christopher Atkins (actor)
66 - Jack Coleman (actor)
66 - Kim Coates (actress)
66 - Mary Chapin Carpenter (singer)
69 - Larry Campbell (singer)
69 - Kelsey Grammer (actor)
71 - William Petersen (actor)
71 - Christine Ebersole (actress)
78 - Anthony Daniels (actor)
78 - Tyne Daly (actress)
84 - Peter McEnery (actor)
85 - Richard Beymer (actor)
87 - Gary Lockwood (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 21
1948 - The National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) is incorporated.
1953 - Niagara defeats Siena 88-81 in six overtimes, the longest NCAA basketball game to date.
1968 - An agreement between baseball players and club owners increased the minimum salary for major league players to $10,000 a year.
1970 - Bobby Hull (Chicago Blackhawks) scored his 500th career point.
1986 - Jimmy Connors was fined $20,000 and was suspended from tennis for ten weeks after he threw a fit while playing against Ivan Lendl.
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi of the United States won the gold medal in ladies' figure skating at the Albertville Olympics; Midori Ito of Japan won the silver, Nancy Kerrigan of the U.S. the bronze.
1996 - The Philadelphia 76ers had their worst offensive performance in over 40 years. They only managed to score 57 points against the Miami Heat.
2016 - Denny Hamlin wins the closest finish in Daytona 500 history -- but just 0.01 seconds over Martin Truex Jr.