This Day in History: February 18, 2024
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1546
Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died.
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1564
Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died.
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1885
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published.
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1930
Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system, was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
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1953
The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, opened in New York.
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2001
FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for Russia.
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