February 14

Thursday 14, 1985:

CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is freed from captivity in Lebanon.

Monday 14, 1949:

The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.

Wednesday 14, 1945:

President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USS Quincy, officially starting the US-Saudi diplomatic relationship.

Saturday 14, 1920:

The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago, Illinois.

Friday 14, 1879:

The War of the Pacific broke out when Chilean armed forces occupied the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.