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	February 23 Birthday wishes go out to American actress Dakota Fanning (1994). In 2014, the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics takes place in Sochi, Russia.
	February 24 Until February 28 at Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Pan Road, see Man’s Religion, an exhibition of surreal photography by local artist Nipon Intarit that questions the imbalance of power between the sexes in Thai society. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 234 6700. In 1993, Eric Clapton wins six Grammy Awards for his song, “Tears in Heaven.”
	February 25 In 1999, Eminem’s first studio album, The Slim Shady LP, is released. The album went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and is included on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1951, the first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
	February 26 In 1909, at the Palace Theatre in London, the first successful colour motion picture process, called Kinemacolor, is shown to the public for the first time. In 1993, in New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring more than a thousand people.
	February 27 In 1967, English psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd record their first single, “Arnold Layne,” at EMI Studios in London. In 1964, the Government of Italy requests aid to help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from falling over.
	February 28 In 1954, the first colour television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public. It’s the last day at Neilson Hays Library on Surawong Road to see Flotsam & Jetsam, a mixed-media exhibition by artist Deborah Coffey that explores what might remain after a natural disaster. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm. For more details, call 02 233 1731.
	March 1 See veteran pop singer Bird Thongchai live at his Feather and Flowers the Original Returns Concert. Bird will be joined onstage by singers Marsha, Saranya, Mai, Christina Aguilar and Amp Saowaluck at 3 pm and 7 pm at Impact Arena. Tickets are 1,000 to 6,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1998, the American romantic drama Titanic becomes the first film to gross more than $1 billion (33 billion baht) worldwide.

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