Ellen Page received a standing ovation after her emotional coming out speech at the Human Rights Campaign “Time to Thrive.”
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Aretha Franklin recorded 'Respect.'
Oregon became the 33rd state to join the United States of America.
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre took place in Chicago.
Hundreds of Jews in Strasbourg, France, were publicly burnt to death.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, convened for the first time.