"On Feb. 18, 2001, veteran FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia. (Hanssen later pleaded guilty to espionage and attempted espionage and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole; he died in prison in 2023.) Also on this date: In 1885, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the U.S. In 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh."
"In 1970, the Chicago Seven defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were later reversed). In 1983, 13 people were shot to death at a gambling club in Seattle's Chinatown in what became known as the Wah Mee Massacre."
Feb. 18 includes many notable historical events. In 2001 FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested for spying for Russia; he later pleaded guilty, was sentenced to life and died in prison in 2023. In 1885 Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the U.S., and Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. The date includes the Chicago Seven trial outcome, the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre, Dan Jansen's Olympic gold and record, Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s fatal 2001 crash, the 2003 Daegu subway arson, the 2013 Brussels gem heist, and the 2021 landing of the Perseverance rover. Birthdays include artist-singer Yoko.
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