TODAY IN HISTORY-TUESDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2011. There are 319 days left in the year.

Today in History: Highlight in History:  On Feb. 15, 1820, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Mass.   AP Photo/New York University
On this date in: 1564 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa. 1764 The city of St. Louis was established. 1898 The U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the U.S. closer to war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence. AP Photo 1933 President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that claimed the life of Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak. 1965 Canada's new maple leaf flag was unfurled in ceremonies in Ottawa. 1989 The Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan after more than nine years of military intervention. 2002 President George W. Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the site for long-term disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste. 2002 Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were awarded a gold medal to resolve a judging controversy at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. 2005 Defrocked priest Paul Shanley was sentenced in Boston to 12 to 15 years in prison on child rape charges. 2008 Business tycoon Steve Fossett, 63, was declared dead five months after his small plane vanished over California's Sierra Nevada mountains. (His remains were discovered later in the year.)		Today's Birthdays: Actress Amber Riley ("Glee") turns 25 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Name Profession Age Allan Arbus Actor ("M*A*S*H") 93 John Anderson Former Illinois congressman 89 James R. Schlesinger Former defense secretary, CIA director 82 Brian Holland Songwriter 70 Melissa Manchester Singer 60 Matt Groening Cartoonist ("The Simpsons") 57 Darrell Green Football Hall of Famer 51 Jaromir Jagr Hockey player 39 Russell Martin Baseball player 28 Actress Jane Seymour ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman") turns 60 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Thought for Today: "Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination." — Alfred North Whitehead, English philosopher (born this date in 1861, died 1947).