Feb. 14, Abdul-Salam Aref becomes President of Iraq

1900- 20,000 of the British troops invade South Africa’s Orange Free State.

1905- An earthquake measuring 7.3 at Richter magnitude scale hits Andreanof Islands, Alaska.

1908- Mohammad Farid elected as a leader of the Egyptian National Party.

1912- Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States.

1946-The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) announced to the public by Pennsylvania University.

1963-Abdul-Salam Aref becomes president of Iraq.

1979- US Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs kidnapped by extremists, and later killed in an exchange of fire between the police and the kidnappers.

Born Today:

1766- British Economist Thomas Robert Malthus.

1961- Tunisian singer Latifa al-Tunisiya.
Passed away:

1779- British explorer James Cook was killed at the hands of Sandwich Islands’ inhabitants.

2004- A famous Italian bicycle rider Marco Pantani.

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