On February 1.1908 ; King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe, are killed in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon. source
On February 1.1908 ; King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe, are killed in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon.
On February 2.1942 ; The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling. source
On February 2.1942 ; The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
On February 2.1972 ;The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday. source
On February 2.1972 ;The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday.
On February 2.1141 ; The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda. source
On February 2.1141 ; The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda.
On February 4.1169 ; A strong earthquake struck the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania. source
On February 4.1169 ; A strong earthquake struck the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania.
On February 5.1997 ; The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families. source
On February 5.1997 ; The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
On February 6.1918 ;British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote. source
On February 6.1918 ;British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.
On February 8.1238 ; The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. source
On February 8.1238 ; The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
On February 8.1989 ; Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport (Azores) killing all 144 passengers on board. source
On February 8.1989 ; Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport (Azores) killing all 144 passengers on board.
On February 9.1959 ; The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. source
On February 9.1959 ; The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
On February 12.1554 ; A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason. source
On February 12.1554 ; A year after claiming the throne of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason.
On February 13.2001 ; An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400. source
On February 13.2001 ; An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.
On February 13.2011 ; For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855. source
On February 13.2011 ; For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
On February 17.1854 ; The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. source
On February 17.1854 ; The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
On 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. source
On 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.
On February 17.1913 ; The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century. source
On February 17.1913 ; The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
On February 18.1900 ;Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg. source
On February 18.1900 ;Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.
On February 18.1965 ; The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom. source
On February 18.1965 ; The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
On February 20.1935 ; Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica. source
On February 20.1935 ; Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
On February 25.1815 ; Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba. source
On February 25.1815 ; Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
On February 26.1971 ; U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day. source
On February 26.1971 ; U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
On February 26.2008 ; The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The first event of its kind to take place in North Korea. source
On February 26.2008 ; The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
On February 29.1940 ; Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations. source
On February 29.1940 ; Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
On March 2. 1867 ; The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act. source
On March 2. 1867 ; The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
On March 2. 1956 ; Morocco gains its independence from France. source
On March 2. 1956 ; Morocco gains its independence from France.
On March 4.1943 ; World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the south-west Pacific comes to an end. source
On March 4.1943 ; World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the south-west Pacific comes to an end.
On March 5.1824 ; First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. source
On March 5.1824 ; First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
On March 5. 1933 ;Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions. source
On March 5. 1933 ;Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
On March 6.1912 ; Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet. source
On March 6.1912 ; Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
On March 6.1930 ; International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern source
On March 6.1930 ; International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern