February 14, 1803 - Moses Coats receives a patent for the apple parer.

February 14, 1818 - Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, is born.

February 14, 1859 - Oregon enters the United States and becomes the 33rd state.

February 14, 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray vie for telephone patents.

February 14, 1886 - California orange growers begin shipping their produce to market via train.

February 14, 1912 - Arizona becomes the 48th state.

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February 14, 1929 - The St. Valentine's Day Massacre takes place in Chicago as gangster Bugs Moran and Al Capone fight for power. During the massacre, three men from Al Capone's gang dressed as policeman to gain entrance to the headquarters of Moran and subsequently kill seven of his men.

February 14, 1962 - Jacqueline Kennedy welcomes a television crew to the White House for the first televised tour.

February 14, 1962 - American troops in Vietnam are given the authorization by President John F. Kennedy to shoot when fired upon.

February 14, 1978 - Texas Instruments receives a patent for the first microchip.

February 14, 1990 - For the first time, the entire solar system is seen in a photo taken by the space probe Voyager I.


 

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