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On This Day in History: February 19, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton
AP
February 19, 2016

Communist despot Fidel Castro resigned.

Victoria and David Beckham’s three-year-old son, Cruz, danced during a Spice Girls reunion concert.

ABC News discovered that young ladies like to broadcast terrible decisions on Facebook.

The National Hockey League began cracking down on goalie knee flaps.

Hillary Clinton criticized Barack Obama for his eloquence after losing by double digits in Wisconsin and Hawaii. She also insisted that Obama’s healthcare plan "leaves out at least 15 million Americans."

I want to talk to you about the choice you have in this election and why that choice matters. It is about picking a president who relies not just on words, but on work, on hard work to get America back to work. That's our goal. You know, when I think about what we're really comparing in this election, you know, we can't just have speeches. We've got to have solutions. And we need those solutions for America […]

This is the choice we face. One of us is ready to be commander-in-chief in a dangerous world. Every day, around the world, situations arise that present new threats and new opportunities, situations like the change of leadership in Cuba today.

I have served on the Armed Services Committee. I've been to more than 80 countries, worked with world leaders, stood up to the Chinese government to declare that women's rights are human rights. And I am ready to end this war in Iraq and this era of cowboy diplomacy.

Obama celebrated victory by partying with Infinite Groove, "the ultimate party and show band."

Heidi Klum ex Seal turned 45, Dumb and Dumber To star Jeff Daniels turned 53, and Mexican luchador Mascarita Dorada turned 26.

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