Today in History- 21st February

International Events:
Year	Event
1613	Michael I of Russia was elected as czar of Russia.
1972	Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to visit China.
1974	Israeli forces leave western Suez.
1995	Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.
2001	The European Commission bans all British milk, meat and livestock exports following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
2013	21 people are killed and 54 are injured in a bomb blast in Hyderabad.