Today is Friday, February 15, the 46th day of 2013. There are 319 days left in the year.
399 ― Philosopher Socrates sentenced to death
1906 ― British Labour Party organizes
1913 ― First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York City
1931 ― First Dracula movie released
1964 ― Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 11 weeks
1978 ― Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for world heavyweight crown
1979 ― 21st Grammy Awards; "Just the Way You Are,” "Taste of Honey” win
1984 ― 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
1989 ― Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends
1995 ― Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion