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Today in History, February 15, 2008

Today is Friday, February 15, the 46th day of 2008. There are 320 days left in the year.In 1564, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa.In 1989, some 100,000 Soviet troops left Afghanistan under a UN-brokered accord ten years after Moscow had sent in its army.

@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Friday, February 15, the 46th day of 2008. There are 320 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1564, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa.

In 1989, some 100,000 Soviet troops left Afghanistan under a UN-brokered accord ten years after Moscow had sent in its army.

In 1990, Britain and Argentina restored diplomatic ties broken in the 1982 war over the Falkland Islands.

Thought for Today

"Like all dreamers I confuse disenchantment with truth." — Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (1905-1980).