🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Sunday, February 15. Today we’re diving into Socrates' trial, the last great Sasanian king, the end of the Seven Years' War, the first teddy bear, Canada's maple leaf flag, Cinderella, and much more — a thrilling adventure full of captivating events and stories
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🚀 Time Machine
-590
Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, became King of Persia.
-1763
Austria, Prussia, and Saxony signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the Third Silesian War and the Seven Years' War.
-1837
Congress ratified treaties 211 and 217, which removed Indigenous people from their ancestral homelands to make way for white settlement.
-1903
The first teddy bear was made in the United States by Morris Michtom.
-1932
Eddie Eagan became the only Olympian to win gold in both Summer (boxing at Antwerp 1920) and Winter Games in different sports.
-1950
Cinderella, Walt Disney's animated feature, premieres across the United States.
-1965
Canada's new maple leaf flag is raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
-1989
The Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends as the last Soviet troops cross the border.
-2001
The first draft of the complete human genome was published in the journal "Nature".
-2003
6-11 million people take to the streets in over 600 cities worldwide to protest the coming invasion of Iraq.
📸 Snapshot
Al Capone's tax evasion trial spectator mobsters shield their faces from retaliation by his Chicago network, 1931
🗨️ Final Words
“The unexamined life is not worth living”