Event:
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft becomes first vehicle to land on an asteroid (433 Eros)
More Notable Events on February 14:
1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House
1962 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV
1924 IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson
1920 League of Women Voters forms in Chicago
1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state
