Historical Events in February, Month of February Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 22, 1848 | The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins. |
| February 21, 1972 | United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations. |
| February 22, 1901 | San Francisco: Pacific mail steamer sinks in Golden Gate harbor; 128 passengers killed. |
| February 27, 2019 | Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder downs Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Mig-21 in an aerial dogfight and capture him after conducting airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| February 7, 1984 | Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). |
| February 2, 1207 | Terra Mariana, eventually comprising present-day Latvia and Estonia, is established. |
| February 13, 1880 | Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission. |
| February 6, 1958 | Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster. |
| February 4, 1797 | The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties. |
| February 9, 1951 | Korean War: The two-day Geochang massacre begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army kills 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, in the South Gyeongsang district of South Korea. |
| February 2, 1876 | The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. |
| February 24, 1917 | World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States. |
| February 12, 1990 | Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia. |
| February 17, 1980 | First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy. |
| February 14, 1855 | Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas. |
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