Get On This Day delivered free to your inbox: http://bit.ly/14agw7n <br />http://www.worldcrunch.com <br /> <br />1917 — Tsar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate. The Romanov Dynasty ends. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMt0UjC81Ig <br /> <br />1836 — Texas gains independence from Mexico. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agSCS_QS4gs <br /> <br />1946 — Ho Chi Minh is elected North Vietnam President. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrH37-XnT0 <br /> <br />1951 — The first NBA All-Star Game is organized. The East beats the West 111-94 at Boston. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_NBA_All-Star_Game <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpUr3h724AE <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4XSvBNvx2g <br /> <br />Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet
