Right now is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the forty ninth day of 2025. There are 316 days left within the yr.
Right now in historical past:
On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash within the ultimate lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49.
Additionally on this date:
In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was printed within the U.S. for the primary time.
In 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was found by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants had been discovered not responsible of conspiring to incite riots on the 1968 Democratic Nationwide Conference; 5 had been convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (these convictions had been later reversed).
In 1983, 13 folks had been shot to loss of life at a playing membership in Seattle’s Chinatown in what turned often known as the Wah Mee Bloodbath. (Two males had been convicted of the killings and had been sentenced to life in jail; a 3rd was discovered responsible of theft and assault.)
In 1994, within the ultimate race of his Olympic profession on the Winter Olympic Video games in Lillehammer, Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen broke the world document within the 1,000 meters, successful the gold medal.
In 2001, veteran FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia. (Hanssen later pleaded responsible to espionage and tried espionage and was sentenced to life in jail with out the potential for parole.)
In 2003, an arson assault involving two South Korean subway trains within the metropolis of Daegu claimed practically 200 lives.
In 2021, the rover Perseverance efficiently landed on Mars, the place it continues to discover the planet’s floor at this time.
Right now’s Birthdays:
- Artist-singer Yoko Ono is 92.
- Restaurateur-TV host Prue Leith (TV: “The Nice British Baking Present”) is 85.
- Singer Irma Thomas is 84.
- Musician Dennis DeYoung is 78.
- Actor Cybill Shepherd is 75.
- Actor John Travolta is 71.
- TV persona Vanna White is 68.
- Actor Matt Dillon is 61.
- Rapper-music govt Dr. Dre is 60.
- Actor Molly Ringwald is 57.
- Actor Ike Barinholtz is 48.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Dwight Freeney is 45.
- Musician Regina Spektor is 45.