In 1815, the United States and Britain exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. In 1865, during the Civil War, Columbia, South Carolina, burned as the Confederates evacuated and Union forces moved in. In 1897, the forerunner of the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, convened its first meeting in Washington. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces invaded Eniwetok Atoll, encountering little initial resistance from Imperial Japanese troops. In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon departed the White House with his wife, Pat, on a historic trip to China.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2019 15:00 UTC