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February 15

4 sourced moments from February 15 in history: Galileo was born in Pisa in 1564; the tower drop is doubtful; USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor (1898); Singapore's guns didn't face the wrong way in 1942, plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on February 15

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1965 Geography · Countries

Canada raises the maple leaf flag

At the stroke of noon on Parliament Hill, Canada lowered a British-based ensign and hoisted a flag entirely its own.

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1942 History · War & Conflict

Singapore's guns didn't face the wrong way in 1942

Britain's 'impregnable fortress' fell in February 1942 — but not because its big guns couldn't turn. The real story is ammunition and neglect.

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1898 History · War & Conflict

USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor

A sudden blast tore apart an American battleship in a Cuban harbor, killing hundreds and pushing the U.S. toward war with Spain.

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1564 Space · Astrophysics

Galileo was born in Pisa in 1564; the tower drop is doubtful

Galileo was born in Pisa on 15 February 1564, but the city's most famous Galileo story, the Leaning Tower drop, rests on one late source.

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