February 21
\n1613
\nMichael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line.<\/p>\n
1878
\nThe first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).<\/p>\n
1916
\nBattle of Verdun, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I, began.<\/p>\n
1965
\nBlack nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated.<\/p>\n
1972
\nPresident Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China.<\/p>\n
1995
\nSteve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.<\/p>\n
2002
\nIt was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was dead, allegedly murdered by Islamic militants.<\/p>\n
2012
\nEurozone finance ministers reached an agreement on a second, 130-billion bailout for Greece to help with the country’s debt crisis.<\/p>\n
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\nbanker and patron of the arts (1867)<\/p>\n
\nsculptor (1876)<\/p>\n
\nguitarist (1893)<\/p>\n
\nauthor, diarist (1903)<\/p>\n
\nAnglo-American Poet (1907)<\/p>\n
\npresident of Zimbabwe (1924)<\/p>\n
\nfashion designer (1927)<\/p>\n
\nwriter, humorist (1927)<\/p>\n
\nlawyer, politician, and educator (1936)<\/p>\n
\nactress (1979)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"