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Article: TODAY IN HISTORY.(Kentucky Life: History)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- February 16, 2004
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Today is Monday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2004. There are 319 days left in the year. This is the Presidents' Day holiday.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 16, 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates.
On this date:
* In 1862, during the Civil War, some 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered at Fort Donelson, Tenn. (Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's victory earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender Grant.")
* In 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City.
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