Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations. The establishment of diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel is a significant event in the history of the…
25 February 1947
The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932 The…
24 February 1942
The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25. The Battle of…
23 February 1941
Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. Plutonium is a radioactive metallic chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number…
22 February 1959
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 is an iconic NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) event that takes place…
21 February 1848
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto. “The Communist Manifesto” is a political pamphlet written by the German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich…
20 February 1877
Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. “Swan Lake” is one of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s most famous ballets, composed…
19 February 1949
Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University. The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a prestigious…
18 February 1954
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles. The Church of Scientology is a controversial religious organization founded in the 1950s by science…
17 February 2006
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. Mudslides, also known as debris flows or mudflows, are…