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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_20" title="February 20">February 20</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidan_casualties" title="Maidan casualties">Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes</a></b> in Ukraine (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014" title="2014">2014</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1685" title="1685">1685</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_colonization_of_Texas" title="French colonization of Texas">French colonization of Texas</a></b> began with the landing of colonists led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle" title="René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle">Robert de La Salle</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Bay" title="Matagorda Bay">Matagorda Bay</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a> – Canadian prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Diefenbaker" title="John Diefenbaker">John Diefenbaker</a> cancelled the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow" title="Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow">Avro <span class="nowrap">CF-105</span> Arrow</a></b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interceptor_aircraft" title="Interceptor aircraft">interceptor-aircraft</a> program amid much political debate.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970" title="1970">1970</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phra_Dhammakaya" title="Wat Phra Dhammakaya">Wat Phra Dhammakaya</a></b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathum_Thani_province" title="Pathum Thani province">Pathum Thani province</a>, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998" title="1998">1998</a> – At the age of 15, American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating" title="Figure skating">figure skater</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Lipinski" title="Tara Lipinski">Tara Lipinski</a></b> became the youngest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal" title="Olympic medal">gold-medal</a> winner in the history of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games" title="Winter Olympic Games">Winter Olympic Games</a> at the time.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulfric_of_Haselbury" title="Wulfric of Haselbury">Wulfric of Haselbury</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1154); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holloway_Marston" title="Elizabeth Holloway Marston">Elizabeth Holloway Marston</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1893); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Kim" title="Gail Kim">Gail Kim</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1977); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dru_Takemitsu" title="Tōru Takemitsu">Tōru Takemitsu</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1996)</p>
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