BITS OF HISTORY (FEBRUARY 21)

1972: Richard Nixon became the first serving US president to visit China, ending over two decades of Sino-US enmity.

 

1999: Nato prepares for possible attacks on Serbia.

 

2002: US journalist Daniel Pearl confirmed dead after kidnapping in Pakistan.

 

2002: US President George W. Bush visited China exactly 30 years after Nixon's landmark trip.