History February Calendar February 14
February 14

This Day in History

6 historical events

National Events (6)

1989

Iranian fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa (religious decree) calling for the death of British author Salman Rushdie and his publishers, over the novel The Satanic Verses, which many Muslims found blasphemous

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1989

Iranian fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa (religious decree) calling for the death of British author Salman Rushdie and his publishers, over the novel The Satanic Verses, which many Muslims found blasphemous

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1946

ENIAC unveiled

The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), one of the world’s first general-purpose electronic computers, was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania

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1946

ENIAC unveiled

The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), one of the world’s first general-purpose electronic computers, was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania

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1929

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Valentine’s Day Massacre. Seven men, members of Bugs Moran’s gang, were gunned down in a Chicago garage by assassins allegedly sent by Al Capone’s mob, some dressed as police

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1929

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Valentine’s Day Massacre. Seven men, members of Bugs Moran’s gang, were gunned down in a Chicago garage by assassins allegedly sent by Al Capone’s mob, some dressed as police

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