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February 18

What happened on this day

Dale Earnhardt dies25 years agoThe NASCAR driver is killed on the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001; head-and-neck restraints became mandatory across the sport that October.
Ramadan beginsThe Islamic month of fasting from dawn to sunset opens, kept worldwide as a time of prayer, charity and family meals after dark.
Toni Morrison born95 years agoThe novelist of 'Beloved' and 'Song of Solomon', and the first Black woman to win the Nobel in Literature, is born in Ohio in 1931.
Perseverance lands on Mars5 years agoNASA's rover touches down in Jezero Crater in 2021 to hunt for signs of ancient microbial life.
Pluto discovered96 years agoClyde Tombaugh spots Pluto in 1930; a planet then, a dwarf planet now.
Gambia independence61 years agoThe Gambia leaves British rule in 1965, becoming Africa's smallest mainland country as an independent state.

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