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February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 316 days remaining (317 in leap years).

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3102 BC - Epoch (origin) of the Kali Yuga.
1478 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London
1685 - Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents.'s claim to TexasTexas joined the United States of America as its 28th member state in 1845. It has the postal abbreviation TX . The state name derives from a word in a Caddoan language of the Hasinai, tejas meaning friends or allies Spanish explorers mistakenly applied t.
18411841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 26 The United Kingdom occupies Hong Kong. Later during the year, the first census of the island recorded a population of about 7,500. February 18 The first ongoing f - The first ongoing filibusterA filibuster is an extremely long speech that is used primarily to stall the legislative process and thus derail a particular piece of legislation, rather than to make a particular point per se''. The term first came into use in the United States Senate, in the United States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress, smaller than the U. House of Representatives. Together, they compose the legislative branch of the United States government. Seal of the Senate Each state elects two senators throu begins and lasts until March 11March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). There are 295 days remaining. Events 1513 Leo X is elected pope. 1649 The Frondeurs (rebels) and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil. 1702 The first regular Engl.
18481848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events Sri Lanka The Revolution of 1848 (qv. a series of widespread but failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. January 24 California gold rush: Jame - Battle of MontereauThe battle of Montereau was fought on February 18, 1814 and resulted the victory of the French under Napoleon Bonaparte against Austrians and Wutembergeois under Prince Royal of Wurtemberg. Montereau. occurs.
1856 - The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President ( Millard Fillmore).
1861 - In Montgomery, Alabama Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
1861 - Victor Emmanuel of Savoy becomes King of Italy.
1865 - In the U.S., Delaware voters reject the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratified the amendment on February 12, 1901.)
1878 - The Lincoln County War begins in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
1885 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published for the first time.
1911 - The first official flight with air mail took place in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivered 6,500 letters to Naini , about 10 km away.
1913 - Raymond Poincaré becomes President of France.
1929 - First Academy Awards are announced.
1930 - While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
1930 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an airplane and also the first cow to be milked in an airplane.
1932 - Japan declares Manzhouguo (Japanese name for Manchuria) independent from China.
1943 - The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement.
1948 - Eamon de Valera resigns as Taoiseach of Ireland.
1953 - The first 3D film, Bwana Devil opens.
1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz sign an $8,000,000 contract to continue the I Love Lucy television series through 1955.
1965 - The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1970 - The Chicago Eight are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic Party national convention.
1972 - The California Supreme Court invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life in prison.
1977 - The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle goes on its maiden "flight" while sitting on top of a Boeing 747.
1983 - 13 people lose their lives and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle, Washington, said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in American history.
1985 - The legendary "mirror globe" ident is seen for the last time in regular rotation on BBC1.
1998 - Two white separatists were arrested in Nevada and accused of plotting a biological attack on New York City subways.
2001 - During the Daytona 500 race, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, known as "The Intimidator" for his aggressive driving style, is killed in a crash.
2003 - Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea
2004 - Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a run-away freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertiliser catches fire and explodes.

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