Historical Events in February, Month of February Events

Here is a list of some historical events in February. You can learn What major event happened in February?

Date Event
February 16, 1978 The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
February 14, 2018 A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 15 injuries.
February 24, 1597 The last battle of the Cudgel War was fought on the Santavuori Hill in Ilmajoki, Ostrobothnia.
February 22, 1872 The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
February 23, 705 Empress Wu Zetian abdicates the throne, restoring the Tang dynasty.
February 1, 1814 Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
February 9, 1913 A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
February 10, 2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
February 10, 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
February 24, 1942 791[22] Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy.[23]
February 25, 1991 Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest.
February 29, 2008 The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence withdraws Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan after news of his deployment is leaked to foreign media.
February 12, 1689 The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
February 10, 2004 Forty-three people are killed and three are injured when a Fokker 50 crashes near Sharjah International Airport.
February 5, 2021 Police riot in Mexico City as they try to break up a demonstration by cyclists who were protesting after a bus ran over a bicyclist.[17] Eleven police officers are arrested.

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