On this day in history
February 18
American
1930Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona.
Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
1861Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as president of the Confederate States in Montgomery, Alabama.
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as president of the Confederate States in Montgomery, Alabama.
Source: Wikipedia
2001FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for Russia over 22 years, the worst breach in bureau history.
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for Russia over 22 years, the worst breach in bureau history.
Source: Wikipedia
2001NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt dies in a last lap crash at the Daytona 500.
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt dies in a last lap crash at the Daytona 500.
Source: Wikipedia
World
1943The Gestapo arrests Hans and Sophie Scholl of the White Rose resistance at Munich University.
The Gestapo arrests Hans and Sophie Scholl of the White Rose resistance at Munich University.
Source: Wikipedia
2003An arsonist sets fire to a Daegu subway train in South Korea, killing 192 people.
An arsonist sets fire to a Daegu subway train in South Korea, killing 192 people.
Source: Wikipedia