THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021

1849-First regular steamboat service to San Francisco starts: gold rush prospectors from east coast

1857-Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo

1861-King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes first king of Italy

1915-Germany begins a blockade of England

1927-U.S. & Canada begin diplomatic relations

1932-Japan declares Manchuria Independent

1942-Japanese troop land on Bali

1951-Nepal becomes a constitutional monarchy

1968-British adopt year-round daylight savings time

1968-10,000 demonstrators against U.S. in Vietnam War in West-Berlin

1970-U.S. President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"

1972-Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy

1974-U.S. ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan presents $2,046,700,000 check