The first Gulf War officially ends. The Gulf War is a well known conflict that occurred in the early 1990’s between Iraq and a coalition…
27 February 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. Twenty-second Amendment, amendment to the Constitution of the United States…
26 February 1935
Adolf Hitler directs that the Luftwaffe to be re-formed. This violates the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. The first way Hitler broke the Treaty…
25 February 1856
A peace conference in Paris opens after the end of the Crimean War. The Congress of Paris took place in 1856 to make peace after…
24 February 1942
A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25 for what became known as the Battle of…
23 February 1941
Plutonium is isolated for the first time by Glenn Seaborg. Seaborg, a world-renowned nuclear chemist, Nobel laureate in chemistry, professor and educator, and scientific advisor…
22 February 1959
Lee Petty wins the very first Daytona 500. On this day in 1959, Lee Petty defeats Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish at the just-opened…
21 February 1918
The last surviving Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. The Carolina Parakeet was the only parrot species native to the eastern United…
20 February 1877
Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake is first shown at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Swan Lake is ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was composed in 1875–1876….
19 February 1985
EastEnders is broadcast for the first time on the BBC. On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the…