February 18th

Today's Highlight in History:
On February 18th, 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama.

On this date:
In 1516, Mary Tudor, the Queen of England popularly known as %26quot;Bloody Mary,%26quot; was born in Greenwich Palace.

In 1546, Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died.

In 1564, the artist Michelangelo died in Rome.

In 1885, Mark Twain's %26quot;Adventures of Huckleberry Finn%26quot; was published in the US for the first time.

In 1930, the ninth planet of our solar system, Pluto, was discovered.

In 1960, the Eighth Winter Olympic Games were formally opened in Squaw Valley, California, by Vice President Nixon.