THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024

On this day...

1906-British Labour Party organizes

1936-Hitler announces building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)

1948-Mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan

1959-Antonio Segni forms Italian government

1970-Nationalists disrupt U.N. session on Congo

1973-USSR launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)

1978-Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for world heavyweight crown

1980-Wayne Gretzky assists on NHL-record-tying 7 goals

1984-500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq

1986-Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election

1991-Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die

1995-Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17

1995-Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion

1998-Daytona 500 race; Dale Earnhardt wins