February 16th
1959
Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba after having ousted the right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista.
2004
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approved the swap of
Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) and Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees). The Rangers would also get a minor league player in the deal.
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Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!
