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February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 313 days remain until the end of the year (314 in leap years). Events. Pre-1600. 452 or 453 ...
Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City, on February 21, 1965, at the age of 39 while preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in the neighborhood of Washington Heights.
Procession march held on 21 February 1952 in Dhaka. 21 February was declared to be International Mother Language Day by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. It has been observed throughout the world since 21 February 2000. The declaration came up in tribute to the Language Movement done by the Bangladeshis (then the East Pakistanis).
5 things to know for Feb. 21: Federal firings, Inflation, Ukraine, Guantanamo Bay, New iPhone ... a 24-year-old kayaker described what happened when he was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale.
The Language Movement Day (Bengali: ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস, romanized: Bhāṣā Āndōlôn Dibôs), officially called Language Martyrs' Day (Bengali: শহীদ দিবস, romanized: Śôhīd Dibôs), is a national holiday of Bangladesh taking place on 21 February each year and commemorating the Bengali language movement and its martyrs.
The Philippine Air Force and Navy locate on Mayon Volcano, Albay, the debris of a Cessna 340 aircraft that went missing after taking off from Daraga for Manila on February 18. However, the whereabouts of the two pilots and two Australian passengers on board have yet to be located due to inclement weather.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Iraqi conflict. Reports emerge that clashes between rival Shia militias, primarily Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Saraya al-Salam, have killed at least 200 fighters across Iraq in the past two months.
So, what happened? In her Feb. 24 memo to staff, Parot wrote that the company had been “experiencing difficulties linked to a variety of factors and has not been spared from external headwinds ...