{"id":207784,"date":"2020-01-01T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T12:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/february-14\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:26:46","slug":"february-14","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/february-14\/","title":{"rendered":"February 14: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy Valentine’s Day! February 14th is officially Ferris Wheel Day and Organ Donor Day.

Welcome to the 45^{th day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the year, but we still have another days left in 2025.}

Other than the love and romance that happens on this day each year, February 14th is also a special day in history with major developments in the world of politics, music and television.

Did you know that on this day in 1849, a photograph of the 11th US President James Knox Polk was taken? It is the oldest surviving photograph taken of a president while in office.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about February 14^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on February 14 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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2014\r\n\r\n

Ellen Page received a standing ovation after her emotional coming out speech at the Human Rights Campaign “Time to Thrive.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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2005\r\n\r\n

YouTube was founded & the domain name youtube.com was activated.\r\n\r\n

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YouTube officially launched on December 15, 2005, by which time the site was receiving 8 million daily views.\r\n\r\n

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1990\r\n\r\n

Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.\r\n\r\n

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The photo was taken from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) away and was received in real-time. The earth can be seen as just a tiny pale blue dot.\r\n\r\n

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1985\r\n\r\n

Whitney Houston’s self-titled album was released.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The album was Billboard’s Album of Year in 1986.\r\n\r\n

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1972\r\n\r\n

Grease The Musical first opened at the Eden Theatre in Manhattan, New York.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1967\r\n\r\n

Aretha Franklin recorded “Respect.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The song became Billboard Song of the Year for 1967.\r\n\r\n

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1949\r\n\r\n

The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, convened for the first time.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1931\r\n\r\n

The original “Dracula” movie premiered in New York City, starring Bela Lugosi.\r\n\r\n

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1929\r\n\r\n

The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre took place in Chicago.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Seven North Side Gang members were killed – apparently on Al Capone’s order.\r\n\r\n

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1912\r\n\r\n

Arizona became the 48th state to join the United States of America.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1876\r\n\r\n

Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1859\r\n\r\n

Oregon became the 33rd state to join the United States of America.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1849\r\n\r\n

A photograph was taken of the 11th US President, James Knox Polk.\r\n\r\n

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The photo was taken in New York City by Matthew Brady and is the earliest photo of a US president in office that has been found.\r\n\r\n

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1747\r\n\r\n

The discovery of Earth’s wobbling motion on its axis was presented to the Royal Society, London, in a letter written by astronomer James Bradley.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1349\r\n\r\n

Hundreds of Jews in Strasbourg, France, were publicly burnt to death.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Known as the Strasbourg massacre, it happened during and after the Black Death, and the Jews were blamed for the epidemic.\r\n\r\n

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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Is today your birthday? If so, you share this special day with Freddie Highmore! Check out more famous people born on this day below.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1999\r\n\r\n

Harry Holland\r\n\r\n

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