Historical Events in February, Month of February Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 10, 1984 | Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre. |
| February 10, 1906 | HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships, is christened. |
| February 27, 1951 | The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. |
| February 23, 1942 | World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California. |
| February 6, 2016 | An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people. |
| February 17, 1944 | World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion. |
| February 26, 1919 | President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park. |
| February 13, 1914 | Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. |
| February 16, 2005 | The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs. |
| February 1, 2009 | The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government. |
| February 11, 1999 | Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231. |
| February 8, 2010 | A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers. |
| February 24, 1981 | The 6.7 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affected Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people were killed, 400 were injured, and damage totaled $812 million. |
| February 15, 1972 | Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time. |
| February 8, 1983 | Irish race horse Shergar is stolen by gunmen. |
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