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[[Image:Evstafiev-afghan-apc-passes-russian.jpg|120px|Soviet troops withdrawing from Afghanistan]] |
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{{*mp}} [[1898]] - The <!--[[United States|American]] [[battleship]]--> '''[[USS Maine (ACR-1)|USS ''Maine'']]''' exploded and sank in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], killing more than 260 people |
{{*mp}} [[1898]] - The <!--[[United States|American]] [[battleship]]--> '''[[USS Maine (ACR-1)|USS ''Maine'']]''' exploded and sank in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], killing more than 260 people and precipitating the [[Spanish-American War]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1942]] - [[World War II]]: General [[Tomoyuki Yamashita]] led the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese forces]] to '''[[Battle of Singapore|capture]]''' the so called "impregnable fortress" of [[Singapore]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1942]] - [[World War II]]: General [[Tomoyuki Yamashita]] led the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese forces]] to '''[[Battle of Singapore|capture]]''' the so called "impregnable fortress" of [[Singapore]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1971]] - The [[Pound sterling|British pound sterling]] and the [[Irish pound]] were [[decimalisation|decimalised]] on what is called '''[[Decimal Day]]'''. |
{{*mp}} [[1971]] - The [[Pound sterling|British pound sterling]] and the [[Irish pound]] were [[decimalisation|decimalised]] on what is called '''[[Decimal Day]]'''. |
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Revision as of 02:56, 15 February 2007
February 15: Candlemas in Eastern Christianity; Flag Day in Canada; National Day in Serbia; Fat Thursday (2007).
- 1898 - The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana, Cuba, killing more than 260 people and precipitating the Spanish-American War.
- 1942 - World War II: General Tomoyuki Yamashita led the Japanese forces to capture the so called "impregnable fortress" of Singapore.
- 1971 - The British pound sterling and the Irish pound were decimalised on what is called Decimal Day.
- 1989 - The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan (pictured).
- 2003 - Millions around the world took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.
Recent days: February 14 – February 13 – February 12
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