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Notable historical events on February 21 across years
A compact rundown lists milestones from 1846 Sarah Bagley becoming the first female telegrapher in Lowell Massachusetts to 1995 Steve Fossett's solo Pacific balloon flight. It notes the 1866 dental school graduation of Lucy Hobbs, the 1885 Washington Monument dedication, Verdun's 1916 start, The New Yorker debut in 1925, Polaroid demo in 1947, Malcolm X's 1965 death, Nixon's 1972 China visit, the 1973 Libyan Airlines downing, and 1975 Watergate sentencing.
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Sarah G. Bagley
Lowell
Mass
Lucy B. Hobbs
Ohio College of Dental Surgery
Cincinnati
District Telephone Co
New Haven
Conn
Washington Monument
Verdun
France
New Yorker
Edwin H. Land
Malcolm X
New York
Nixon
China
John N. Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Chicago
Steve Fossett
Pacific Ocean
Leader
Saskatchewan
Canada