Today in history: On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York. Three men identified as members of the Nation of Islam were convicted of murder and imprisoned; all were eventually paroled. (The convictions of two of the men were dismissed in November 2021 as prosecutors said new evidence had undermined the case against them.) Also on this date: In 1885, President Chester Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument. In 1911,

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