On February 15th in History
Part IV
Part IV
On February 15th in 1967 - Thirteen US helicopters were shot down in one day in Vietnam.
On February 15th in 1973 - The US and Cuba reached an anti-hijacking agreement.
On February 15th in 1974 - US gas stations threatened to close because of federal fuel policies.
On February 15th in 1975 - In local elections 78.8% of the residents approved a covenant under which the Northern Marianas would become a US Commonwealth. In 1976 the US Congress approved a covenant whereby Saipan became the capital of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The 34,000 permanent residents became US citizens but could not vote in US presidential elections. The CNMI was allowed to set its own tax, immigration and labor policies. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.
On February 15th in 1985 - The Center for Disease Control reported that more than half of all nine-year-olds in the US showed no sign of tooth decay.
On February 15th in 1989 - After nine years of intervention, the Soviet Union announced that the remainder of its troops had left Afghanistan.
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