| 2003 | "Dolly" the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, is euthanatized at age six after veterinarians confirm she suffers from lung disease.
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| 2000 | Tornadoes rip through southwestern Georgia just after midnight, killing 19 people and injuring more than 100 others.
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| 1999 | John Ehrlichman, US presidential advisor during the Nixon administration and imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal, dies in Atlanta, Georgia, at age 73.
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| 1990 | An Indian Airlines jetliner crashes while landing in southern India, killing 94 passengers and crew.
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| 1986 | Wayne Gretzky, of the Edmonton Oilers, gets an NHL record seven assists in a game against the Quebec Nordiques.
Did you know? This was Gretzky's third time he set this particular record!
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| 1980 | Walter Cronkite announces his retirement as anchor of The CBS Evening News. |
1967 | 
The Beatles record lead vocal overdubs for Only A Northern Song, a track intended for their Sergeant Pepper album, at EMI Studios in London.
(photo credit: Capitol Records)
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| 1946 | The Bank of England goes public.
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| 1945 | Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru join the United Nations.
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| 1929 | Seven rivals of mobster Al Capone are murdered in a Chicago garage, now remembered as the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
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| 1920 | The League of Women Voters is established in Chicago.
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| 1912 | Arizona is admitted to the US, becoming the 48th state.
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| 1903 | The US Department of Commerce and Labor is established.
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| 1899 | President William McKinley signs a bill making mechanical voting machines legal in the US.
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| 1859 | Oregon becomes the 33rd state admitted to the US.
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| 1778 | The Stars and Stripes (US flag) makes its first appearance at a foreign port, flying aboard the ship Ranger, as it arrives in France.
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