Page 8: Historical Events In November - 16
Saturday, 14 February 2026
2017 US senator Al Franken accused of groping and forcibly kissing a woman 

2018 CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi 

2018 The kilogram is refined by abstract constants replacing the Le Grand K, along with the ampere (electrical current) and kelvin (temperature) at a conference in Paris 

2018 Elevator falls down 84 floors when hoist rope breaks, all six people survive unharmed at John Hancock Center, Chicago. 

2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] Moderna's mRNA vaccine is proven to be 94.5% effective against COVID-19 based on interim results, including severe illnesses. The vaccine has been cited as being among those that are easier to distribute as no ultra-cold storage is required. 

2020 Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane just two weeks after Hurricane Eta made landfall, devastating the same areas. 

2021 Frida Kahlo 's self-portrait "Diego y yo" (1949) sells for $34.9m - record price at for a Latin American work at auction. 

2021 Russia draws international condemnation following an anti-satellite weapon test that creates a cloud of space debris, threatening the International Space Station. 

2024 The Gabonese constitutional referendum is held and approved. 

2024 French-Algerian dissident writer Boualem Sansal is put in custody by Algerian authorities after his landing in Algiers. 

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