Second Chechen War: Eighty-four Russian paratroopers are killed in a rebel attack on a guard post near Ulus Kert. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War’]
28 February 1991
The first Gulf War ends. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War’]
27 February 1881
First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Majuba_Hill’]
26 February 2013
A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Luxor_hot_air_balloon_crash’]
25 February 1991
The Warsaw Pact is abolished. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact’]
24 February 1976
The current constitution of Cuba is formally proclaimed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Cuba#1976_Constitution’]
23 February 1934
Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_III_of_Belgium’]
20 February 1942
Lieutenant Edward O’Hare becomes America’s first World War II flying ace. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ace’]