Photos: Today In New York City History

NEW YORK, NY — Let's not talk about the president who came from New York City. Politics aside, can we all agree he gets enough coverage?

Instead, Patch is taking a look back on a historic day in New York City, so you can start your much-earned Monday off with news that won't give you an aneurysm.

Courtesy of the photographers of the Associated Press, here's a look-back at Feb. 21 as seen through the decades in New York City.

1935 - Tobacco Heiress Flees To Gibraltar With Secret Husband

American tobacco heiress Doris Duke — and the New York City Mad Man she'd secretly wed days earlier — boarded the Comte Di Savoia to sail to Gibraltar on Feb. 21, 1935.

This was the first of what would be many tempestuous relationships in the billionaire heiress's life.

Duke later stabbed her common-law husband with a butcher knife and, in 1956, he sued her for $150,000.

Three years later, Duke made true crime history when she rammed her Dodge Polara into designer Eduadro Tirella, a longtime companion whom she'd fought with moments before, and killed him.

1965 - The Assassination of Malcolm X

Malcolm X was assassinated during a rally at the Audubon Ballroom on 166th Street in Harlem on Feb. 21, 1965. He was 39.

Malcolm X stood at the podium of the Audubon podium when, according to a Washington Post retrospective, a man shouted, “Get your hands out of my pocket."

A makeshift smoke bomb dropped on the floor and chaos ensued.

“Now, now, brothers" Malcolm X said. "Break it up."

An assassin rushed the stage aimed his shotgun and fired.

Read the complete story here.

1968 - Timothy Leary Rallies Youth To "Flower Guerrilla" Warfare

Dr. Timothy Leary sat cross-legged at a New York City press conference and requested a million young people join him to disrupt the Democratic Party's national convention.

Leary was an icon of the time — inspiring writers such as Allen Ginsberg to experiment with psychedelics — and demanding an end to the Vietnam War.

His call for "Flower" Guerilla warfare on Feb. 21, 1968, ended months later with thousands of protesters swarming the streets of Chicago to speak out against the Vietnam War.

1979 - Mayor Ed Koch Enjoys A Fortune Cookie

On Feb. 21, 1979, former New York City mayor Edward Koch dined at a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn.

The Associated Press contributed images and reporting.