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Events 1629 Charles I of England dissolves Parliament and rules alone for 11 years. 1785 Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France. 1848 Congress ratified…

Events: 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution. 1841 The Supreme Court ruled that the…

Events: 1565- The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. 1872- Yellowstone National Park is established 1873- Production of the first typewriter begins 1873- Henry…

Associated Press Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 29, 1916, singer, actress and TV personality Dinah Shore was born Frances Rose Shore in Winchester, Tennessee.…

Today in History: Thursday, February  25, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1948, Communists seized power in Czechoslovakia. AP Photo On this date…

Today in History: Wednesday, February  24, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1803, the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison ruled itself the…

Today in History: Tuesday, February  23, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi and raised…

Today in History: Monday, February  22, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington, the first president of the United States, was…

Today in History: Friday, February  19, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the…

Today in History: Thursday, February  18, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate…