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A bit of February 21st history…
1782 - US Congress establishes US mint
1804 - 1st locomotive runs for 1st time - Wales
1848 - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish “The Communist Manifesto” in London
1916 - WWI: Battle of Verdun begins with a German offensive, leads to an estimated 1 million casualties and becomes the longest battle of the entire war - 9 months
1965 - Rights activist Malcolm X is shot dead by Nation of Islam followers in NYC (pictured)
1972 - Nixon becomes 1st US President to visit China, normalizing relations between the countries in a meeting with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing
Today in History: February 21st