| On this day, February 12th
A former queen is beheaded on this day in 1554 and a plane crash in New York kills everyone on board two years ago.
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| On this day, February 11th
Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years in prison in South Africa on this day in 1990.
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| On this day, February 10th
On this day in 1931, New Delhi became the capital of India and O.J. Simpson was ordered to pay $16.6 million in compensation to the family of murdered ex-wife Nicole in 1997.
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| On this day, February 8th
On this day in 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded and the NASDAQ stock market index opened for the first time in 1971.
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| On this day, February 7th
On this day in 1947, the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in Israel and the United States banned all Cuban imports and exports in 1962.
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| On this day, February 6th
On this day in 1935, Parker Brothers released Monopoly and Queen Elizabeth II assumed the throne in 1952.
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| On this day, February 5th
A swine flu outbreak begins in New Jersey in 1976 and a 57 people are killed in a major tornado outbreak on this day in 2008.
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| On this day, February 4th
On this day in 1789, George Washington became America's first president and Facebook was founded in 2004.
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| On this day, February 3rd
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" were killed in a plane crash and the date became known as the "Day the Music Died."
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| On this day, February 2nd
On this day in 1848, the war between Mexico and America ended and 42 people are killed when three tornadoes hit Florida in 2007.
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