1 of 6|Church of Scientology volunteer minister Richard Royce offers a “nerve help” to Jackie Arbeiter at the Harrison County Emergency Operations Center in Gulfport, Miss., on September 15, 2005. On February 18, 1954, the Church of Scientology was developed in Los Angeles. Submit Photo by Billy Suratt/UPI| License Photo
Feb. 18 (UPI)– On this date in history:
In 1841, the very first filibuster in the U.S. Senate started. It ended March 11.
In 1865, after a long Civil War siege, Union marine forces recorded Charleston, S.C.
In 1930, dwarf world Pluto was found by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
In 1954, the Church of Scientology was developed in Los Angeles. L. Ron Hubbardwho established the church based upon his book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health passed away in 1986
In 1967, J. Robert Oppenheimerthe “dad of the atomic bomb,” passed away in Princeton, N.J., at the age of 62.
In 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the very first recognized time. It fell a 2nd time in 2016 and a 3rd time in 2018.
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In 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr., stock-car racing’s leading chauffeur, was eliminated in a crash in the last turn of the last lap of the Daytona 500. He was 49.
In 2003, almost 200 individuals passed away and ratings were hurt in a South Korea train fire set by a male authorities stated obviously was disturbed at his medical professionals.
In 2004, 40 chemical and fuel-laden runaway rail cars and trucks hindered near Nishapur in northeastern Iran, producing an surge that eliminated a minimum of 300 individuals and hurt numerous others.
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In 2006, 16 individuals passed away in rioting in Nigeria over released animations of the Prophet Muhammad that infuriated Muslims around the globe.
In 2008, 2 of 4 work of arts taken from the Zurich museum a week previously, a Monet and a van Goghwere discovered in best condition in the rear seats of an opened cars and truck in Zurich.
In 2013, 8 males camouflaged as cops disabled a security fence, drove 2 cars onto a Brussels airport tarmac and took diamonds worth $50 million.
In 2014, violence emerged in between protesters and security forces in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, ultimately leading to 98 dead with an approximated 15,000 hurt and 100 thought missing out on.
In 2021, NASA’s Mars rover Determination made a robotic landing on Mars, beginning a modern objective to hunt for indications of life in an ancient lakebed.
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