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February 14.
1835. The first Quorum of the 12 Apostles of the Later Day Saints movement is formed.
1849. James K. Polk becomes the first sitting President to have his photograph taken.
1912. The first diesel powered submarine is launched.
1918. Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
1929. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre occurs in Chicago.
1943. German General von Armin, substituting for Rommell, launches attacks against the Allied positions in Tunisia. For fans of the Patton movie, it was the American tactical defeat in these battles that led to Patton being appointed to command and then shouting "I read your book" later when his forces defeated von Armin's.
1949. The Isreali Knesset convenes for the first time.
1989. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa against the life of author Salman Rushdie.
1989. The first of the 24 Global Positioning Satellites is placed into orbit.
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