English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Second Anglo-Dutch War was a conflict fought…
3 March 1938
Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. Oil was first discovered in commercial quantities in Saudi Arabia in 1938. It was discovered by an American geologist…
2 March 1992
Start of the war in Transnistria. The war in Transnistria was a conflict that occurred between 1990 and 1992 in the breakaway region of Transnistria,…
1 March 1845
United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. Texas became a state of the United…
28 February 1991
The first Gulf War ends. The first Gulf War, also known as the Persian Gulf War, was a conflict that took place in 1990-1991 between…
27 February 1973
The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a civil rights organization that was…
26 February 1993
World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and…
25 February 1951
The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón. The Pan American Games were a multi-sport event that…
24 February 1918
Estonian Declaration of Independence. The Estonian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on February 24, 1918, by the Estonian Provincial Assembly in Tallinn, Estonia. The declaration…
23 February 1947
International Organization for Standardization is founded. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes standards for various…