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Today in History: Feb. 21, Malcolm X was shot and killed at age 39

Today is Friday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2025. There are 313 days left in the year.

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, when prosecutors said new evidence had undermined the case against them.)

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