Britain’s first electric trams run in east London. The first generation of trams in London started in 1860 when a horse tramway began operating along…
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3 March 1938
Oil is first discovered in Saudi Arabia. By the early 1930s, geologists had a good idea that there was oil under the sands of the…
2 March 1956
Morocco gets its independence from France. March the 2nd, 1956 is a date almost forgotten in Morocco, yet it officially commemorates the day Morocco gained…
1 March 1998
The film, Titanic became the first to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Throughout the years, the public opinion of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic‘ wavered. Some roll…
28 February 1991
The first Gulf War ends. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, its tiny oil-rich neighbor, and within hours had occupied most strategic positions in…
27 February 1594
Henry IV is crowned as King of France. On the 27th of February 1594, Henry, King of Navarre was crowned King of France at the…
26 February 2013
A hot air balloon crashes in Egypt, killing 19 people. On 26 February 2013, at 07:00 Egypt Standard Time (05:00 UTC), a hot air balloon…
25 February 1991
The Warsaw Pact is abolished. The collapse of the Soviet Union was a long and complex process due to economic, social, and political reasons. Therefore,…
24 February 1854
The Penny Red, the first postage stamp is officially issued for distribution. The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded…
23 February 1903
Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States “in perpetuity”. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB also called…