2011 In Malaysia, Islamic morality police arrest more than 80 muslims to prevent them from celebrating Valentine's Day
2010 Men's freestyle skiing moguls competitor, Alexandre Bilodeau, wins the first gold medal Canada has ever won on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
1998 Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship
1998 Daytona 500 race
1997 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski
1997 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge
1995 Burundi premier Anatole Kanyenkiko, resigns
1995 Dow-Jones closes at record 3986.17
1995 Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion
1994 U.S. asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti
1993 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Rochester, New York on WNVE 95.1 FM
1992 100th episode of "Cops" airs on Fox
1992 Jeffrey Dahmer found sane and guilty of killing 15 boys
1991 Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
1991 Troy State sets NCAA Div II record with 103 points in 2nd half routing DeVry Institute 187-117
1990 Baseball owners lock out players
1989 Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt
1989 Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends
1988 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1987 ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series
1987 Karlstad skates world record 10km (14:03,92)
1987 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater
1986 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia at Detroit
1986 Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election
1985 STS-51-E vehicle moves to launch pad
1985 World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23
1984 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq
1982 Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throw
1982 Ocean Ranger oil-drilling platform lost off Newfoundland, 84 die
1981 Joanne Carner wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
1981 Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George, New York
1980 Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 500m in 38.03 sec
1980 Wayne Gretzy assists on NHL-record-tieing 7 goals
1979 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey wins
1979 Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes
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