February 17, 2015

February 16th in History Part IV


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On February 17th in 1947 - Voice of America begins broadcasting to USSR

On February 17th in 1950 - 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY

On February 17th in 1957 - Suez Canal reopens

On February 17th in 1959 - 1st weather satellite, Vanguard 2 - launched

On February 17th in 1964 - The US House of Representatives accept Law on the civil rights

On February 17th in 1964 - The US Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be approximately equal in population. (Westberry v. Sanders)

On February 17th in 1965 - US Ranger 8, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA launched

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