How Many Days Until February 16?

This day in history: February 16

1. 1959

   Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning his decades-long rule over the country.

2. 1961

   The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

3. 1983

   The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.

4. 1985

   The Lebanese Shia political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah released a manifesto describing its ideology and goals.

5. 1996

   Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.

6. 1998

   While on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, China Airlines Flight 676 crashed due to an over-reliance of the autopilot, which resulted in the deaths of 202 people.

7. 2013

   At least 91 people were killed and 190 others injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town, Pakistan.

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