Category: Today In History
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Shani Davis, The First Black Olympic Gold Medalist
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February 18, 2006, Shani Davis became the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
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Jeffery Dahmer, Sentenced
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February 17, 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to fifteen terms of life imprisonment.
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Lincoln Memorial Construction Begins
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February 12, 1914, the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Denied Clemency
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February 11, 1953, President Eisenhower denied all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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The Wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert
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February 10, 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert.
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