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Basildon - This Day in History
The date today is Sunday, February 16, 2025
1999Testimony begins in the Jasper, TX, murder trial of John William King, charged in the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr.
1998Tellabs Inc acquires Coherent Communications Systems for $670 million
19946.5 earthquake strikes SE Sumatra, kills 200
1991Dutch PPR, Political Party Radicals, disbands
1989Egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market
1987John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins