Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. On February 19, 1942, the northern Australian city of Darwin was…
18 February 1885
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a classic American…
17 February 1600
On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de’ Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise…
16 February 1985
Hezbollah is founded. Hezbollah is a Shiite Islamist militant group and political party based in Lebanon, founded in the early 1980s with support from Iran…
15 February 1965
The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag. The flag of Canada, commonly known as the Maple…
14 February 1779
James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii. Captain James Cook, the British explorer and navigator, was killed on…
13 February 1633
Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. The Inquisition of Galileo Galilei was one of the most infamous clashes between science…
12 February 1963
Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is an iconic 630-foot (192-meter) stainless steel monument…
11 February 1906
Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos. Vehementer Nos is an encyclical issued by Pope Pius X on February 11, 1906, in response to…
10 February 1967
The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on February 10, 1967, clarifies the…