Important Events From This day in History – 14th February

Today in History

• 2005 Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated

  According to multiple sources, the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon found compelling evidence of Hezbollah’s involvement.

• 2003 Dolly the sheep is put to death

  Dolly, the first mammal cloned from an adult, had prematurely aged and contracted various diseases.

• 1989 Union Carbide finally agrees to pay damages to the Indian government for the Bophal disaster

  The company had a yearly revenue of 9.5 billion USD at the time, and up to 25,000 people were killed in the disaster.

• 1949 The Knesset, the parliament of Israel, convenes for the first time

  The term “Knesset” is derived from the Hebrew name of an ancient Great Assembly: Anshei Knesset HaGedolah.

• 1876 The telephone is patented

  Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent on that day – Bell won.