At present is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the forty ninth day of 2025. There are 316 days left within the 12 months.
At present in historical past:
On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash within the last lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49.
Additionally on this date:
In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was revealed within the U.S. for the primary time.
In 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was found by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants have been discovered not responsible of conspiring to incite riots on the 1968 Democratic Nationwide Conference; 5 have been convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (these convictions have been later reversed).
In 1983, 13 folks have been shot to dying at a playing membership in Seattle’s Chinatown in what turned often called the Wah Mee Bloodbath. (Two males have been convicted of the killings and have been sentenced to life in jail; a 3rd was discovered responsible of theft and assault.)
In 1994, within the last race of his Olympic profession on the Winter Olympic Video games in Lillehammer, Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen broke the world report within the 1,000 meters, profitable the gold medal.
In 2001, veteran FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia. (Hanssen later pleaded responsible to espionage and tried espionage and was sentenced to life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.)
In 2003, an arson assault involving two South Korean subway trains within the metropolis of Daegu claimed almost 200 lives.
In 2021, the rover Perseverance efficiently landed on Mars, the place it continues to discover the planet’s floor right now.
At present’s Birthdays:
- Artist-singer Yoko Ono is 92.
- Restaurateur-TV host Prue Leith (TV: “The Great British Baking Show”) is 85.
- Singer Irma Thomas is 84.
- Musician Dennis DeYoung is 78.
- Actor Cybill Shepherd is 75.
- Actor John Travolta is 71.
- TV character Vanna White is 68.
- Actor Matt Dillon is 61.
- Rapper-music govt Dr. Dre is 60.
- Actor Molly Ringwald is 57.
- Actor Ike Barinholtz is 48.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Dwight Freeney is 45.
- Musician Regina Spektor is 45.
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