Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. Samuel Colt was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for revolutionizing firearms…
24 February 1809
Britain invades and captures the French colony of Martinique. Britain invaded and captured the French colony of Martinique in 1809 primarily because of the wider…
23 February 1836
The Siege of the Alamo as a prelude to the Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. The Siege of the Alamo and…
22 February 1848
The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins. The French Revolution of 1848 erupted from a…
21 February 1848
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were two nineteenth-century German thinkers whose collaboration laid the foundations of…
20 February 1872
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often called the Met, was founded in 1870 during a…
19 February 1819
British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands. William Smith was a British mariner and explorer whose name is closely tied to the early…
18 February 1885
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic American novel that follows…
17 February 1854
The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. The Orange Free State gained its independence in the mid-19th century as part of…
16 February 1959
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. Fidel Castro was one of the most influential and controversial…