On February 14th in History
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On February 14th in 1998 Authorities in the United States announce that Eric Robert Rudolph is a suspect in an Alabama abortion clinic bombing.
On February 14th in 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
On February 14th in 2005 Lebanon's former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, is assassinated, prompting the country to fall into chaos.
On February 14th in 2005 Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit the Philippines' Makati financial district in Metro Manila, Davao City, and General Santos City.
On February 14th in 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting: a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in 24 casualties; 6 fatalities (including gunman) and 18 injured.
On February 14th in 2013 A suicide bombing kills 4 police officer and injures 5 in Dagestan
On February 14th in 2013 Oscar Pistorius, a South African amputee sprinter, is charged with the murder of Reeva Steenkamp
On February 14th in 2013 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, will be switched off for two years for upgrading
On February 14th in 2013 The recession in the Eurozone economy deepens with a fall of 0.6% in GDP in the fourth quarter of 2012
On February 14th in 2013 Japan remains in recession as the economy shrinks by a further 0.1%
On February 14th in 2014 Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after less than a year in office
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