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Today in History: February 21, Malcolm X is shot and killed at age 39

Today in History: February 20, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth

Today in History: February 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment

Today in History: February 18, Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in Daytona crash

Today in History: February 17, House elects Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr

Today in History: February 16, Castro sworn in as Cuban leader

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Today in History: February 15, USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor

Today in History: February 14, 17 killed in Parkland, Florida, high school shooting

Today in History: February 13, the World War II bombing of Dresden

Today in History: February 12, Clinton acquitted in impeachment trial

Today in History: February 11, Nelson Mandela released from prison

Today in History: February 10, ‘Bridge of Spies’ prisoner exchange

Today in History: February 9, the Beatles first performance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’

Today in History: February 8, the Orangeburg Massacre

Today in History: February 7, The Beatles arrive for their first US tour