February 21 1613 Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line. 1878 The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).…
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This Day In History — Washington Signs Post Office Act
February 20 1792 President George Washington signed the Post Office Act, establishing a permanent Post Office Department. 1809 The Supreme Court ruled the power of…
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February 19 1674 The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York).…
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February 18 1546 Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died. 1564 Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died. 1885 The Adventures of…
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February 17 1600 Italian philospher, alchemist, and Copernican theory advocate Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy by the Inquisition. 1801 The electoral…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of Michael JordanThis Day In History — King Tut’s Tomb is Opened
February 16 1804 U.S. frigate Philadelphia, captured and held by Barbary pirates at Tripoli during the Tripolitan War, was set fire to and destroyed by…
View More This Day In History — King Tut’s Tomb is OpenedThis Day In History — Birthday of Galileo Galilei
February 15 1764 St. Louis, Mo., was founded as a French fur-trading post. 1879 President Rutherford Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue…
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February 14 1859 Oregon became the 33rd state in the United States. 1912 Arizona became the 48th state in the United States. 1920 The League…
View More This Day In History — Kansas Board Restores Evolution to CurriculumThis Day In History — Jesse James and Co. Make First Bank Robbery
February 13 1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery. 1866 The gang that included Jesse James…
View More This Day In History — Jesse James and Co. Make First Bank RobberyThis Day In History — “Honest Abe” is born
February 12 1554 Lady Jane Grey, queen of England for nine days (in 1553), was executed for high treason. 1733 Led by philanthropist James Edward…
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