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February 15: Candlemas in Eastern Christianity, Flag Day in Canada, National Day in Serbia.

• 1898 - The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana, Cuba, killing more than 260 people in a tragedy that precipitated the Spanish-American War.
• 1942 - General Tomoyuki Yamashita led the Japanese forces to capture the so called "impregnable fortress" of Singapore.
• 1971 - The British pound sterling and the Irish pound were decimalised on what is called Decimal Day.
• 1989 - The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan (pictured).
• 2003 - Millions around the world took part in the largest mass protest movement in history against the impending invasion of Iraq.

Recent days: February 14 – February 13 – February 12

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Moved from article:

• 1987 - Michael Doss, revolutionary

Entry made in this edit by SpiffySpokane on Feb 29, 2004. Probably vanity, and anyway - a 17-year old "revolutionary"? Get real! Lupo 08:45, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)

how about adding that it's national refund day for microsoft products? http://www.vcnet.com/bms/features/teaparty.shtml