Today In History

Tue., Feb. 15, 2000

In 1879: President Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.

In 1898: The U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain.

In 1933: President-elect Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that killed Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak.

In 1942: The British colony of Singapore surrendered to the Japanese during World War II.

In 1965: Canada’s new maple-leaf flag was unfurled in ceremonies in Ottawa.

In 1989: The Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan after nearly a decade of military intervention.

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