By Mitchell Smith
February 1st, 1790 First session of the U.S. Supreme Court
February 2nd, 1887 First Groundhog Day
February 3rd, 2005 Alberto Gonzales became the first Hispanic Attorney General
February 4th, 1789 George Washington is elected as the first U.S. president
February 5th, 146 BC Rome beats Carthage in the Punic Wars
February 6th, 1952 King George VI dies and Queen Elizabeth takes over
February 7th, 1962 U.S-Cuban embargo is announced
February 8th, 1904 The Russo-Japanese War begins
February 9th, 1773 William Henery Harrison is born
February 10th, 1846 Mormons head en masse to Utah
February 11th, 1990 future president of South Africa Nelson Mandela is released from prison
February 12th, 1912 The last emperor of China abdicates
February 13th, 1861 first Medal of Honor is awarded
February 14th, 1929 The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurs
February 15th, 1933 FDR escapes an assassination attempt in Miami
February 16th, 1923 An archaeologist opens the tomb of King Tut
February 17th, 1820 Senate passes the Missouri Compromise
February 18th, 1885 Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
February 19th, 1847 Donner Party is rescued from the Sierra Nevada Mountains
February 20th, 1919 The leader of Afghanistan is Assassinated by islamic extremists
February 21st, 1965 Malcolm X is assassinated
February 22nd, 1980 U.S. hockey team wins the greatest upset in sports history against the Soviet Union
February 23rd, 1945 U.S. takes over Japanese island Iwo Jima in World War 2
February 24th, 1968: President Andrew Johnson is impeached for the first time
February 25th, 1964 Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston for his first world title
February 26th, 1945 U.S. troops recapture the Philippine island of Corregidor to help push the Japanese out of the Philippines
February 27th, 1844 The Dominican Republic declares independence
February 28th, 1987 Gorbachev calls for a nuclear weapons treaty with the united states
Sources:
Britanica.com
History.com
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