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…
Tag: 23 February
23 February 1854
The official independence of the Orange Free State, South Africa is declared. The Orange Free State was a fascinating Boer republic that emerged in the…
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…
23 February 1947
International Organization for Standardization is founded. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes standards for various…
23 February 1905
Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world’s first service club.
23 February 1934
Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_III_of_Belgium’]
23 February 1934
Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. orn Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel in Brussels, Leopold III was crowned King of Belgium on…
23 February 1903
Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States “in perpetuity”. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB also called…
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…