What Happened On February 14

What Happened On Feb 14 Events

1779 Feb 14 Battle of Kettle Creek
Boyd was apparently unaware that he was being followed so closely, and his camp, while guards were posted, was not particularly alert. Pickens advanced, leading the center, while his left...
1859 Feb 14 Oregon is the 33rd State Admitted to the Union
Act of Congress Admitting Oregon to the Union (dated February 14, 1859) Whereas the people of Oregon have framed, ratified and adopted a constitution of state government which is repu...
1862 Feb 14 Battle of Fort Donelson - Reinforcements and Naval Assault
At 1:00 a.m. on February 14, Floyd held a council of war in his headquarters, the Dover Hotel, and there was general agreement that Fort Donelson was probably untenable. General Pillow wa...
1864 Feb 14 Battle of Meridian
Description: From Vicksburg, Mississippi, Sherman launched a campaign to take the important railroad center at Meridian and, if the situation was favorable, push on to Selma, Alabama, and...
1895 Feb 14 'The Importance of Being Ernest' Premieres in London
"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his." —Oscar Wilde
1896 Feb 14 Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup
February 14, 1896 Stanley Cup winners George Merritt(goal), Rod Flett(point), Fred Higginbotham (coverpoint), Charles Johnston(coverpoint), Dan Bain(center), Jack Armytage(forward- Capta...
1903 Feb 14 Department of Commerce and Labor Established
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a short-lived Cabinet department of the United States government, which was concerned with business, industry, and labor. It was ...
1912 Feb 14 Arizona is the 48th State Admitted to the Union
Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. The major result being the end to the territorial colonization of Continental America. Arizona was the 48th state admitted into the U.S. ...
1914 Feb 14 Babe Ruth signs first contract with minor-league Baltimore Orioles
In 1913, St. Mary's Industrial School was playing a game against Mount St. Mary's University (then college) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. That day, the game was attended by Joe Engel, a former...
1919 Feb 14 Albert Einstein divorces Mileva Maric
Einstein and Marić married in January 1903, and in May 1904 the couple’s first son, Hans Albert Einstein, was born in Bern, Switzerland. Their second son, Eduard, was born in Zurich in Ju...
1929 Feb 14 St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Capone's most notorious killing was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. On February 14, 1929, four Capone men entered a garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. The building was the main liquor head...
1941 Feb 14 Paul E. Tsongas Is Born
Paul Efthemios Tsongas; February 14, 1941–January 18, 1997) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a one-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Previously ...
1942 Feb 14 Alexandra Hospital Massacre
At about 1.00pm on 14 February Japanese soldiers advanced towards the Alexandra Barracks Hospital. A British lieutenant, acting as an envoy with a white flag, approached the Japanese forc...
1945 Feb 14 Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp is Liberated by Soviet Forces
At its peak activity in 1944, the Gross-Rosen complex had up to sixty subcamps located in eastern Germany and occupied Poland. In its final stage, the population of the Gross-Rosen camps ...
1952 Feb 14
to 1952 Feb 25
 VI Olympic Winter Games Held in Oslo, Norway
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1952 in Oslo, Norway. A total of 30 nations sent athl...
1963 Feb 14 "8 1/2" Is Released
8½ (pronounced Otto e mezzo in Italian) is a 1963 film directed by Italian director Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars M...
1965 Feb 14 Malcolm X's house is firebombed
In June 1964, the Nation of Islam sued to reclaim Malcolm X's residence in Queens, New York, which they claimed to own. The suit was successful, and Malcolm X was ordered to vacate. On Fe...
1966 Feb 14 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 5-3
1966 Feb 14 Boston University defeats Harvard, 9-2
1972 Feb 14 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 5-4
1972 Feb 14 Boston University defeats Harvard, 4-1
1977 Feb 14 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 6-4
1977 Feb 14 Harvard defeats Boston University, 4-3
1981 Feb 14 Stardust Fire
The fire at the Stardust Club in Dublin in February 1981 was responsible for the deaths of 48 people. The investigation and subsequent Inquiry revealed a large number of factors which had...
1983 Feb 14 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 8-2
With 5:28 remaining in the second period of the 31st Beanpot Tournament's championship game last night in steamy Boston Garden, Boston College's Bill McDonough fielded a little poke pass ...
1983 Feb 14 Boston University defeats Harvard, 5-4
1983 Feb 14 Michael Jackson releases "Beat It"
"Beat It" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written by Jackson and co-produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). Jones had w...
1989 Feb 14 Ayatollah Rohollah Khomeini Issues a Fatwa Calling For The Death of Salman Rushdie
While there was already a considerable amount of protest by Muslims in the first months after the book's publishing, the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of...
1992 Feb 14 Wayne's World is released
Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of the Aurora, Illinois-based Pu...
1994 Feb 14 Boston College defeats Harvard, 2-1
After so many years of frustration, a sophomore defenseman out of Western Massachusetts named Tom Ashe shot the puck into the net at 8:05 of overtime last night to lift underdog Boston Co...
1994 Feb 14 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 8-0
1999 Feb 14 Stephen King releases Storm of the Century
Storm of the Century, alternatively known as Stephen King's Storm of the Century, is a 1999 horror TV miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. Promotional mater...
2000 Feb 14 Boston University defeats Boston College, 4-1
This Terrier Tournament - all right, it's still technically the Beanpot, but isn't it about time to acknowledge that a trend is turning into an eternity? - ended the way they all seem to:...
2000 Feb 14 Harvard defeats Northeastern, 3-1
2003 Feb 14 The Jungle Book 2 is released
The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated feature film produced by the DisneyToons studio in Sydney, Australia and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical...
2005 Feb 14 Boston College defeats Harvard, 4-1
Usually, a consolation game is a dreaded endeavor suffered through by players, coaches, and fans. But the Beanpot Tournament consolation between No. 1-ranked Boston College and No. 10 Har...
2005 Feb 14 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 3-2
Before last night's game, Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder called Boston University the New York Yankees of the Beanpot. And, in fact, the Terriers were going for their 26th tournament ti...
2005 Feb 14 U2 releases "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" single
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" is the second single from U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Originally titled "Tough", the song is about Bono's relationship with...
2006 Feb 14 MacBook Pro Announced during Steve Jobs' MacWorld Expo Keynote Address
CUPERTINO, California—February 14, 2006—Apple® this week will begin shipping the new 15-inch MacBook™ Pro notebook computer featuring the new Intel Core Duo processor which delivers up to...
2009 Feb 14 Illinois Congressman Jim Durkin refers Roland Burris' testimony to Sangamon County State's Attorney
U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has changed his story again about what happened before ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him to the Senate, and state Republican leaders said Saturday they want an...
2009 Feb 14 Nashville Predators defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2
NASHVILLE - Gaining one point in a 3-2 overtime loss to a team currently out of the playoff chase in the Western Conference? Certainly better than zero points, which is the way things ...
2009 Feb 14 "Property of the Queen" SNL Digital Short
Samberg blackmails the Jonas Brothers with a videotape of them as an 80s band called Property of the Queen. Samberg ultimately wants to know how they stayed young for 25 years and it is r...
2009 Feb 14 Roland Burris admits he spoke to Blagojevich people
"He assured us there was nothing wrong, so we said, ‘Well, say it under oath. It troubles me that there was a need to file an additional affidavit.”" —Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL
2009 Feb 14 The Jonas Brothers Appear In SNL
The Jonas Brothers appeared as musical guest on Saturday Night Live during the February 14th show. This was their SNL debut.
2010 Feb 14 Minnesota Wild defeat Vancouver Canucks, 6-2
The Winter Olympics are happening two time zones away, but there was a definite international feel at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. In total, 12 Olympians participated in the game. ...
2010 Feb 14 New York Rangers defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2
RANGERS 5, LIGHTNING 2 It was breakup day at the Garden Sunday, in more ways than one. The Rangers' shop is closed for the next two weeks, their season sent into happy hiatus on the...
2010 Feb 14 Northwestern Wildcats defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers, 77-74
Before the college basketball season started, Sunday's Northwestern-Gophers game meant something. Northwestern, coming off a surprising season, brought back star Kevin Coble and added ...
2010 Feb 14 Rod Blagojevich appears on 'Geraldo at Large'
Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to appear tonight on Fox News Channel's 'Geraldo at Large' for a live interview, according to The Publicity Agency, the PR firm that represents the former Ill...
2011 Feb 14 Street Clashes Erupt in Bahrain
It was the first sign of post-Egypt unrest anywhere in the wealthy Gulf states. Riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets at demonstrators demanding the release of Shia detainees. "Our...