Historical Events In February - 17
1864 First successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War
1880 The Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination
1883 Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented
1913 New York Armory Show introduces Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp to American public. The show is considered "shocking" and calls to close it are made
1933 US Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition
1972 The Volkswagen 'Beetle' becomes the most successful production model, selling over 15 million vehicles
1972 President Nixon leaves Washington DC for communist China
1972 The House of Commons votes in favour of Britain joining the Common Market
1766 The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist
1924 The birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.
1929 The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner
1934 The birth of Alan Bates, English actor
1934 The birth of Barry Humphries, Australian actor
1954 The birth of Rene Russo, American actress.
2005 Death of Nariman Sadeq, Queen of Egypt (b. 1934)
2006 As many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on Leyte Island in the Philippines.
2007 Driver Ryan Newman wins the 50th Daytona 500 NASCAR race.
2007 A suicide bombing by a Taliban member kills up to 80 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
2007 Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, with support from some countries but opposition from others.
2008 Driver Ryan Newman wins the 50th Daytona 500 NASCAR race.
2008 A suicide bombing by a Taliban member kills up to 80 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
2008 Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, with support from some countries but opposition from others.
2008 Driver Ryan Newman wins the 50th Daytona 500 NASCAR race.
2008 A suicide bombing by a Taliban member kills up to 80 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
2008 Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, with support from some countries but opposition from others.

