Today in History: February 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 19, 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
Today in History: February 18, Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in Daytona crash
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2026. There are 316 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of ...
Today in History: February 17, House elects Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr
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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2026. There are 317 days left in the year.
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On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie ...
Today in History: February 14, 17 killed in Parkland, Florida, high school shooting
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2026. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day.
Today in history:
On Feb. 14, 2018, a former student opened fire ...
Today in History: February 13, the World War II bombing of Dresden
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Today is Friday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2026. There are 321 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 13, 1945, Allied forces in World War II began a three-day bombing raid on Dresden, ...
Today is Thursday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2026. There are 322 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 12, 1999, the Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton in his impeachment trial on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
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In 1554, Lady Jane ...
Today in History: February 11, Nelson Mandela released from prison
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2026. There are 323 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 ...
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2026. There are 324 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 10, 1962, on the Glienicke Bridge connecting West Berlin and East Germany, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy ...
Today is Monday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2026. There are 325 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live American television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," broadcast from New York on CBS. The quartet played five songs, including "She ...
Today is Saturday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2026. There are 327 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour.
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Today in History: February 6, Queen Elizabeth II accedes to throne
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Today is Friday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2026. There are 328 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; ...
Today in History: February 5, Senate acquits Donald Trump in first impeachment
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2026. There are 329 days left in the year.
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On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump in his first ...
Today in History: February 4, O.J. Simpson found liable in civil trial
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Feb. 4, 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for ...
Today in History: January 31, US declares public health emergency over coronavirus
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Today is Saturday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2026. There are 334 days left in the year.
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On Jan. 31, 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over ...
Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2026. There are 335 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
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In 1649, ...
Today is Thursday, Jan. 29, the 29th day of 2026. There are 336 days left in the year.
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On Jan. 29, 2002, in his first State of the Union address, President George W. Bush said terrorists were still threatening America — and warned of "an axis of evil" consisting of North ...
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2026. There are 338 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 27, 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz and Birkenau Nazi concentration camps in Poland.
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In 1756, composer Wolfgang Amadeus ...
Today is Monday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2026. There are 339 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense fog in Southern ...
Today is Saturday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2026. There are 341 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, a discovery that sparked the California gold rush.
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In 1835, a ...
Today is Friday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2026. There are 342 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 23, 1870, approximately 200 Piegan Blackfoot tribe members, mostly women, children and older adults, were killed by U.S. Army troops under the command of Major Eugene Mortimer ...
