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What's happening on the 14th of February? ›

It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day.

Frederick Douglass' birthday on February 14 has been a longstanding traditional day of celebration by Black communities, which also influenced the timing of Black History Month. Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass escaped his enslavement and dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equality.

The Miracle on Ice occurred on February 22nd, 1980, when the United States ice hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet team during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The match is considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Danai Gurira, Jim Kelly, Rob Thomas, Brett Dier, Drew Bledsoe, Jake Lacy, Simon Pegg, Matt Barr, Michael Bloomberg and Renee Fleming.

It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.

In 1976 the association that Woodson had founded (later renamed the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) facilitated the widespread institutionalization of February as Black History Month, and U.S. President Gerald Ford urged Americans to participate in its observance.

Pulwama Attack Black Day: On February 14, 2019, a suicide bomber targeted a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, resulting in the tragic loss of 40 brave personnel. In response, the IAF conducted airstrikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, Pakistan.

What happened on February 14, 2019? The Pulwama attack occurred at around 3:15 pm local time, as the CRPF convoy was travelling from Jammu to Srinagar on the Jammu-Kashmir National Highway. The convoy consisted of 78 vehicles carrying about 2,500 personnel.

What happened today in history (22 February): George Washington and Drew Barrymore were born, Kasturba Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad died, Dolly the Sheep was cloned, Galileo's most popular book was published, Heath Ledger won the Oscar for The Dark Knight, Cristiano Ronaldo played his 1000th game, and more.

This Day in History: February 22

On this day in 1997, a team of British scientists working under the direction of Ian Wilmut at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh announced the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal.

What happened on February 22, 2014? ›

Protesters claim control of the capital Kyiv with reports that President Viktor Yanukovych has fled to eastern Ukraine. (AP) The Ukrainian parliament votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from his position. From his current base in Kharkiv, Yanukovych denounces the events in Kyiv as a "coup".

It was celebrated as the day of romance for over a period of time from about the 14th century. Another legend says that St Valentine was executed on February 14 as a punishment for performing secret marriages to save the husbands from going to war, as they were banned by Roman emperor Claudius II.

VALENTINE'S DAY - February 14 - National Day Calendar.

In the afternoon of February 14, 2019, a Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist rammed an explosives-laden car into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Lethpora, a village in Pulwama, on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. The attack targeted two buses in the convoy, and killed 40 personnel.