On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 crew members and escalating tensions with Spain.
On Feb. 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony, the co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association, was born. Following her death on March 13, 1906, her obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1564 | Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa. |
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| 1764 | The city of St. Louis was established. |
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| 1898 | The U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the U.S. closer to war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence. |
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| 1933 | President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that claimed the life of Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak. |
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| 1965 | Canada's new maple leaf flag was unfurled in ceremonies in Ottawa. |
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| 1989 | The Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan after more than nine years of military intervention. |
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| 2002 | President George W. Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the site for long-term disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste. |
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| 2002 | Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were awarded a gold medal to resolve a judging controversy at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. |
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| 2005 | Defrocked priest Paul Shanley was sentenced in Boston to 12 to 15 years in prison on child rape charges. |
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| 2008 | Business tycoon Steve Fossett, 63, was declared dead five months after his small plane vanished over
California's Sierra Nevada mountains. (His remains were discovered later in the year.) |
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Current Birthdays
Cartoonist Matt Groening ("The Simpsons") turns 57 years old today.
AP Photo/Alaric Lambert
New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin turns 28 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Carlson
| 1918 | Allan Arbus, Actor ("M*A*S*H"), turns 93 |
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| 1922 | John Anderson, Former Illinois congressman, turns 89 |
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| 1929 | James R. Schlesinger, Former defense secretary, CIA director, turns 82 |
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| 1941 | Brian Holland, Songwriter, turns 70 |
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| 1951 | Melissa Manchester, Singer, turns 60 |
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| 1951 | Jane Seymour, Actress ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"), turns 60 |
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| 1960 | Darrell Green, Football Hall of Famer, turns 51 |
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| 1972 | Jaromir Jagr, Hockey player, turns 39 |
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| 1986 | Amber Riley, Actress ("Glee"), turns 25 |
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Historic Birthdays
Susan B. Anthony2/15/1820 - 3/13/1906American crusader for the woman suffrage movementGo to obituary »
| 55 | Pedro Menendez de Aviles 2/15/1519 - 9/17/1574
Spanish sailor and founder of St. Augustine, Fla. |
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| 77 | Galileo Galilei 2/15/1564 - 1/8/1642
Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician |
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| 50 | Michael Praetorius 2/15/1571 - 2/15/1621
German composer and music theorist |
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| 84 | Jeremy Bentham 2/15/1748 - 6/6/1832
English philosopher, economist and exponent of Utilitarianism |
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| 73 | Henry Steinway 2/15/1797 - 2/7/1871
German-bn. American piano builder |
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| 85 | George Johnstone Stoney 2/15/1826 - 7/5/1911
Irish/English physicist |
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| 86 | Alfred North Whitehead 2/15/1861 - 12/30/1947
English mathematician and philosopher |
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| 60 | John Barrymore 2/15/1882 - 5/29/1942
American actor |
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| 57 | James Forrestal 2/15/1892 - 5/22/1949
American Sec. of Defense |
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| 92 | Earl Henry Blaik 2/15/1897 - 5/6/1989
American collegiate football coach |
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| 81 | Harold Arlen 2/15/1905 - 4/23/1986
American composer and arranger |
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| 46 | Graham Hill 2/15/1929 - 11/29/1975
English automobile racing driver |
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| 31 | Roger Chaffee 2/15/1935 - 1/27/1967
American astronaut killed in the Apollo fire |
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