Historical Events on February

  • Canberra

    1899

    The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Roger Federer

    2004

    Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.

  • Charles de Gaulle

    1962

    French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.

  • The Holocaust

    1997

    The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.

  • John F. Kennedy

    1963

    Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1943

    World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

  • Egyptian Revolution of 2011

    2011

    The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    1801

    An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.

  • United States Postal Service

    1792

    The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.

  • Spanish Civil War

    1937

    The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.

  • Sino-American relations

    1972

    United States President Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.

  • Hagia Sophia

    532

    Byzantine emperor Justinian I orders the building of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople - the Hagia Sophia.

  • Manila

    1945

    World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.

  • History of Poland (1939-45)

    1945

    World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces.

  • Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    1868

    Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.

  • Japanese American internment

    1983

    A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.

  • Turkey

    1945

    World War II: Turkey declares war on Germany.

  • Ferdinand Marcos

    1986

    People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.

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