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20th FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
The 20th of FEBRUARY HiSTORY TiMELiNE
1472 ~ Orkney and Shetland were pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark. 1792 ~ United States Post Office Department was established with the signing of the Postal Service Act by United States President George Washington. 1798 ~ Louis-Alexandre Berthier removed Pope Pius VI from … Continue Reading ››19th FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
The 19th of FEBRUARY HiSTORY TiMELiNE
1600 ~ The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina exploded in the most violent eruption recorded in South America. 1819 ~ William Smith the British explorer discovered the South Shetland Islands, and claimed them in the name of King George III. 1847 ~ The Donner Party surviving members were reached by the 1st group of … Continue Reading ››18th FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
The 18th of FEBRUARY HiSTORY TiMELiNE
1745 ~ The city of Surakarta in Central Java was founded, and became the capital of the Sunanate of Surakarta Hadiningrat. 1885 ~ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published in the United States. 1911 ~ The 1st official flight with airmail took place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India, … Continue Reading ››17th FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THIS DAY
The 17th of FEBRUARY HiSTORY TiMELiNE
1600 ~ Giordano Bruno, the philosopher was burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome. 1753 ~ Sweden’s calendar went from February 17th to March 1st the following day, as they moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. 1801 ~ Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr’s electoral tie was … Continue Reading ››16th FEBRUARY ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY
Today in History for February 1st (Associated Press video)…
The 16th of FEBRUARY HiSTORY TiMELiNE
1881 – The Canadian Pacific Railway was incorporated by Act of Parliament in Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1). 1899 ~ Iceland's 1st football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, was founded. 1923 ~ The burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was unsealed by Howard … Continue Reading ››15th FEBRUARY ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY
February 15th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1898: A massive explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing 260 of 400 American crew members aboard... | & see more about history on this day in the video…
14th of FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
February 14th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 278A.D: Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed on the 14th February 278 A.D., under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, who was having a difficulties getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men … Continue Reading ››
13th of FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
February 13th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 1633: Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds that the Earth revolves around the Sun... | & see more about history on this day in the video…
12th of FEBRUARY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY
February 12th ~ This Day in History video by History.com ~ 2002: Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic went on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo... | & see more about history on this day in the video…