On This Day in History February 18, 2020

Historical Events 1519  Hernán Cortés leaves Cuba for the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico with 11 ships and 500 men 1678  John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published in Holborn, London, by Nathaniel Ponder 1861  King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes first King of Italy 1885  Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the US 1917  1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd [NS=Mar 3] 2014  Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 begins as protesters, riot police and unknown shooters take part in violent events in the capital, Kiev, culminating after five days in the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) John Travolta (1954) Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC) Yoko Ono 87th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587) Michelangelo (1475 - 1564) More Famous Deaths