What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Battle of Meridian

Description: From Vicksburg, Mississippi, Sherman launched a campaign to take the important railroad center at Meridian and, if the situation was... Read more

'The Importance of Being Ernest' Premieres in London

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. Read more

Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup

February 14, 1896 Stanley Cup winners George Merritt(goal), Rod Flett(point), Fred Higginbotham (coverpoint), Charles Johnston(coverpoint), Dan... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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,... Read more

"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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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",... Read more

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... Read more