This Day in History: February 18th

Here is a list of 10 historical events that took place on February 18th, listed in chronological order:

1. 3102 BCE: According to the Indian astronomical calculations, the Kali Yuga, or the age of darkness, is believed to have started on February 18, 3102 BCE, according to the Surya Siddhanta.
2. 1564: Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect, passed away in Rome at the age of 88.
3. 1685: Fort St. Louis in Texas is established by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.
4. 1745: The city of Surakarta, also known as Solo, in Java, Indonesia is founded.
5. 1885: Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is published in the United States.
6. 1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an airplane.
7. 1970: The Chicago Seven defendants are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
8. 2001: FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He would later plead guilty and be sentenced to life in prison.
9. 2001: Dale Earnhardt, the legendary NASCAR driver, dies in a crash during the Daytona 500 in Florida.
10. 2018: Nikolas Cruz opens fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring numerous others in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

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