1970 - US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine", also known as the "Guam doctrine", which advocated partnership with allies.
1970 - "Chicago Seven" students found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots (verdict later overturned)
1954 - The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California, by its founder L. Ron Hubbard.
1943 - Joseph Goebbels delivers his "Sportpalast" speech, also known as the "Total War" speech, which mentioned the dangers facing Germany.
1930 - Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. Pluto has been reclassified, losing its 'planetary' status.
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1911 - Airmail is delivered for the first time by Henri Pequet in Allahabad, British India.
1885 - Mark Twain publishes his controversial book "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
1979 - An atmospheric phenomenon occurs when snow falls in the Sahara Desert.
2001 - Car racing tragedy: on final lap of the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Sr. is killed in car crash.
February 18th Holiday
Independence Day (Gambia) - Celebrates Gambia gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
Today's Birthday Trivia
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