On February 16th in History Part IV

On February 16th in History
Part IV

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On February 16th in 1961 - 1st all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island, Va

 On February 16th in 1968 - In the US, the first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, AL

 On February 16th in 1988 - 1st documented combat action by US military advisors in El Salvador

 On February 16th in 1999 - Testimony began in the Jasper, TX, trial of John William King. He was charged with murder in the gruesome dragging death of James Byrd Jr. King was later convicted and sentenced to death.

 On February 16th in 1999 - O.J. Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy is sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman

 On February 16th in 2002 - The operator of a crematory in Noble, GA, was arrested after dozens of corpses were found stacked in storage sheds and scattered around in the surrounding woods.

 On February 16th in 2005 - The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations

 On February 16th in 2006 - The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army

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