February 15th

• 1903

  First Teddy Bear introduced in America by Morris & Rose Michtom. View Post →

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• 1936

  Adolf Hitler announces the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.

• 1950

  Walt Disney's 'Cinderella' premieres in Boston.

• 1971

  Great Britain switches from pence & shilling to decimal currency system.

• 1995

  Population of People's Republic of China reaches 1.2 billion.

• 1998

  The 'Angel of the North' sculpture is installed in Gateshead, England.

• 2000

  Martin Brodeur becomes first NHL goalie to get credit for a 'game-winning' goal.

• 2001

  First draft of the complete human genome published in 'Nature'.

• 2022

  'The Music Man' revival opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, starring Hugh Jackman.

• 1965

  Canada adopts its current national flag with a maple leaf symbol.

• 1564

  Birth of Galileo Galilei, renowned Italian astronomer and physicist.

• 1758

  Mustard advertised for the first time in America.

• 1764

  The city of St. Louis is established.

• 1962

  CBS-TV secures exclusive rights to NCAA college football games for $10.2 million.

• 1898

  The USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor, Cuba.

• 2002

  IOC awards a second gold in a Winter Olympics skating event after finding fraud.