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1998

Andrea Bocelli made his opera debut performing “La bohème” at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari.

1980

Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins the Canadian election.

1978

The first Ironman triathlon is held on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Gordon Haller wins the race.

1977

Enterprise becomes the first space shuttle to be transported on the back of a Boeing 747.

1968

David Gilmour joins the rock band Pink Floyd.

1960

The VIIIth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California, open.

1954

The first Church of Scientology opens in Los Angeles, California.

1932

Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her sixth world title. After this victory, she hangs up her skates to become an actress.

1913

Pedro Lascuráin becomes president of Mexico, a position he holds for 45 minutes before being overthrown. He holds the record for the shortest political term in history, across all countries.

1885

Author Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

It happened on… February 18

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