February 16 in history: • 1270 – Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea. → go there • 1900 – The Southern Cross Expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink (pictured) achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier. → go there • 1936 – The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, came to power in the Spanish general election, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War five months later. → go there • 1961 – The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered. → go there • 2013 – At least 91 people were killed and 190 others injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town, Pakistan. → go there Born 1953: Roberta Williams Wiki link Born 1979: Valentino Rossi Wiki link Born 2000: Yan Bingtao Wiki link Died 2016: Boutros Boutros-Ghali Wiki link Pictured: Carsten Borchgrevink.