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Today in History: Thursday, February\u00a0 18, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Feb. 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Ala.
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1546<\/td>\nMartin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation, died in Eiselben, Germany.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1564<\/td>\nThe artist Michelangelo died in Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1885<\/td>\n“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1930<\/td>\nPhotographic evidence of Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/td>\n“Bwana Devil,” the movie that heralded the 3-D fad of the 1950s, opened in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nThe eighth Winter Olympic Games opened in Squaw Valley, Calif.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\nFive of the Chicago Seven defendants were found guilty of intent to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic national convention. (The convictions were later overturned.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nThe California Supreme Court struck down the state’s death penalty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nAnthony M. Kennedy was sworn in as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nAuto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr., 49, died from injuries suffered in a crash at the Daytona 500.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2001<\/td>\nVeteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia for more than 15 years. (Hanssen pleaded guilty and is serving life in prison without parole.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nAmerican Shani Davis won the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating in Turin, becoming the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nA Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament was sworn in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Artist-singer Yoko Ono turns 83 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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George Kennedy<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Warner<\/td>\nFormer U.S. senator, R-Va.<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toni Morrison<\/td>\nNobel Prize winning author<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milos Forman<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herman Santiago<\/td>\nSinger (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers)<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irma Thomas<\/td>\nSoul singer<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dennis DeYoung<\/td>\nRock singer (Styx)<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sinead Cusack<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cybill Shepherd<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juice Newton<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Pankow<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanna White<\/td>\nGame show host (“Wheel of Fortune”)<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greta Scacchi<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Dillon<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Dre<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Molly Ringwald<\/td>\nActress (“Pretty in Pink, “The Breakfast Club”)<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor John Travolta turns 62 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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