Today in history 74

Here are some of the events that occurred on February 14th throughout history:

1974

• The first commercial Concorde flight takes place, flying from London to Bahrain.
• The United States and North Vietnam sign a treaty officially ending the Vietnam War.

Other notable events

• 1531: Pope Clement VII excommunicates English King Henry VIII.
• 1799: The Treaty of Campo Formio is signed, ending the War of the Second Coalition.
• 1862: The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, is launched.
• 1912: The Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, collides with a warship in the Solent Strait.
• 1943: The Battle of Stalingrad ends with the surrender of German forces.
• 1961: The United States launches the Discoverer 35 satellite, which carries the first successful re-entry vehicle.
• 1989: The Soviet Union withdraws its troops from Afghanistan.

Birthdays

• 1819: Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
• 1847: Thomas Edison, inventor and businessman
• 1882: H.G. Wells, author and futurist
• 1924: Bob Fosse, choreographer and director
• 1954: Michael Jackson, musician and pop star

Deaths

• 1799: George Washington, 1st President of the United States
• 1943: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States
• 1984: Lucille Ball, actress and comedian

I hope you find these events interesting!