February 16: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1881Parliament established the Canadian Pacific Railway to connect Canada from east to west.
2. 1899Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur was founded as Iceland's first football club.
3. 1918The Council of Lithuania adopted the declaration of the country's independence.
4. 1937Chemist Wallace Carothers patented nylon, now used in everything from stockings to parachutes.
5. 1978The first computer bulletin board system (BBS), a forerunner of internet forums, was established in Chicago.

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