ROSS SIMPSON

The "St. Valentine’s Day Massacre" took place in Chicago, IL. on
this day in 1929.  Seven gangsters who were rivals of Al Capone
(below) were killed.

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947)

On this day in 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims
to kill author Salman Rushdie (below).

Salman Rushdie’s fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was
the center of a major controversy, provoking protests from
Muslims in several countries.

On this day in 2002, former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic began his defense against war crimes charges.

Dolly died on this day in 2003.

Dolly the Sheep is now a stuffed specimen, standing inside a glass
showcase at the National Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Oregon became the 33rd member of the Union on this day in 1859.