Today in History - 15th of February

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What happened on this day 15th of February Highlights:

• 2003 The largest peace demonstration in history takes place

  Up to 30 million people in 600 cities around the world protested against the Iraq War.

• 2001 The first draft of the human genome is published

  The human genome contains the complete human genetic information.

• 1989 The Soviet Union pulls out of Afghanistan

  Despite their military superiority, the Soviet and Afghan armies did not succeed in breaking the Mujahideen insurgents' resistance.

• 1971 The United Kingdom and Ireland decimalize their currencies

  Before the change, a pound sterling was made up of 240 pence, or 20 shillings.

• 1965 Canada adopts its current national flag showing a maple leaf

  The leaf symbolizes the country's forests, the middle white stripe the arctic snow, and the red stripes the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Famous birthdays today in February 15th Highlights:

• 1954 Matt Groening

  American animator, screenwriter, producer

• 1934 Graham Kennedy

  Australian actor

• 1874 Ernest Shackleton

  Irish explorer

• 1710 Louis XV of France

• 1564 Galileo Galilei

  Italian astronomer, physicist

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