February
14
Communist
Martyrs Day (Iraqi Communist Party)
Statehood Day (Arizona)
Statehood Day (Oregon)
The second day of Lupercalia (Ancient
Rome)
Valentine's Day (International)
Events
February
14
1876
– Alexander Graham Bell applies
for a patent for the telephone,
as does Elisha Gray.
1899 – Voting machines are approved
by the U.S. Congress for use in
federal elections.
1918 – The Soviet Union adopts
the Gregorian calendar (on 1 February
according to the Julian calendar).
1924 – The Computing-Tabulating-Recording
Company changes its name to International
Business Machines Corporation
(IBM).
1949 – The Asbestos Strike begins
in Canada. The strike marks the
beginning of the Quiet Revolution
in Quebec.
1961 – Discovery of the chemical
elements: Element 103, Lawrencium,
is first synthesized at the University
of California.
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