February
February
February 1 1884 – The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published
On February 1, 1884, the first fascicle of Oxford English Dictionary was published. The dictionary has been the most popular and one of the most detailed English language dictionaries till…
February 1 1960 – The First Sit-In Occurs at a Woolworth’s Counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
Four freshmen from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (NC A&T) walked into the Woolworth’s store on South Elm Street in Greensboro, sat down at the lunch counter…
February 10 1258 – The Mongols Conquer the Abbasid Caliphate and Seize Baghdad
Three decades after the death of Genghis Khan, his grandson Hulagu launched an assault on Mesopotamia to secure the loyalty of the Abbasid Caliphate to his brother, supreme leader Mongke…
February 10 1870 – The YWCA was founded in the New York City
Originally found as the Young Women’s Christian Association, YWCA doesn’t have this abbreviation any more. Prime reason for this is that YWCA’s staff and people are not all young, women…
February 10, 1962 – American Gary Powers, is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel
On February 10, 1962, Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of an American spy plane was freed from the Soviet Union in exchange for the Russian spy Colonel Rudolf Abel who…
February 11 1889 – The Meiji Constitution is Adopted, Leading to the Westernization of Japan
For more than two decades, the Emperor of Japan had instituted sweeping changes to the culture of his country, diminishing the influence of the shoguns in order to bring the…
February 11 1975 – Margaret Thatcher became first woman to head a majority party in Britain
Born as a grocer’s daughter in 1925, Margaret Thatcher had values of hard work and public service. Her father Alfred Roberts had an immense influence on her. It was during…
February 11 1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison
On February 11, 1990, legendary South African leader Nelson Mandela was released from Victor-Verster Prison, 40 miles from Cape Town, after having spent 27 years in prison. The moment was…
February 12 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is Founded in Baltimore, Maryland
One hundred years after the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States who freed the slaves, a group black and white Americans founded the National Association for…
February 12 1912 – The last Emperor of China, Puyi of the Qing Dynasty, abdicates the throne
On February 12, 1912, Empress Longyu signed an edict forcing the last Qing Emperor Puyi to abdicate thus ending over two thousand years of imperial tradition in China and giving…
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