17 February
17 February
February 17 1600 – Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive
On February 17, 1600, Giordano Bruno, the Italian philosopher, occultist, and mathematician, was burnt at the stake on charges of heresy and blasphemy. Many of his teachings anticipated modern science.…
February 17 1819 – The First Missouri Compromise Passes the United States House of Representatives
Forty years before the United States erupted in Civil War, the debate over slavery kicked into high gear with the passage of the first Missouri Compromise on February 17, 1819.…
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