14th of February In History

Popularly known as Valentine’s Day, remarkable and historic events also happened on the 14^th of February.

Science

On February 14, 1990. The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth which later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.

On February 14, 2000, the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.

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On February 14, 2005, YouTube was launched by a group of college students eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for Viral Videos.

War

On February 14, 1778, The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time when French Admiral Toussaint-    Guillaume Picquet de la Motte rendered a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.

On February 14, 1879, the War of the Pacific also known as (Guerra del Pacifico) in Spanish, breaks out in western South America, from 1879 to 1883.

On February 14, 1900, during the second Boer War in South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State.

Theatre

On February 14, 1970 Simon Pegg English actor, producer, and director was born. He has starred in Shaun of the Dead and played Montgomery Scott in Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness.

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On February 14, 2002, Uggie, the American acting dog was born. Uggie was a trained Jack Russell Terrier dog famous for his roles in “The Artist and Water for Elephant”.