TODAY IN HISTORY - FEBRUARY 15TH

1764 – The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).

1797 – Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (d. 1871) is born.

1812 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler, founded Tiffany & Co. (d. 1902) is born.

1820 – Susan B. Anthony, American social reformer active in women's suffrage and Anti-Slavery movements (d. 1906) is born.

1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

1870 – Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.

1879 – Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.

1898 – The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.

1909 – The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.

1909 – Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010) is born.

1928 – Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (d. 2014) is born.

1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

1954 – Matt Groening, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (The Simpsons) is born.

1961 – Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.

1965 – Nat King Cole, American singer and pianist (b. 1919) dies.

1965 – A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.

1992 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.

2000 – Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.

2015 – Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1979) dies.