Article: TODAY IN HISTORY.(Kentucky Life: History)

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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