The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, convened for the first time.
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Whitney Houston's self-titled album was released.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
A photograph was taken of the 11th US President, James Knox Polk.
Ellen Page received a standing ovation after her emotional coming out speech at the Human Rights Campaign ''Time to Thrive.”
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre took place in Chicago.
