The Executive Order, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford.
18 February 2001
The seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt is killed in an accident during the Daytona 500.
16 February 1934
The Austrian Civil War ends as the Republican Schutzbund defeat the Social Democrats.
11 February 1531
King Henry VIII of England is recognized as the head of the Church of England.
10 February 1962
The captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.