TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Monday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2019. There are 316 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49.

In 2003, an arson attack involving two South Korean subway trains in the city of Daegu claimed 198 lives. (The arsonist was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2004.)