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February 1: Imbolc / Saint Brigid's Day in Ireland; Black History Month begins in the United States Lunch counter from the Greensboro sit-ins 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War .
Action of 9 February 1945: German submarine U-864 was sunk west of Bergen, Norway by the British submarine Venturer. To date this remains the only time in history one submarine has intentionally sunk another submarine while both were fully submerged. Adolf Hitler viewed a post-war model of his hometown of Linz, Austria.
1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.; 1861 – Texas secedes from the United States as part of the American Civil War. ...
February 8: The African National Congress is founded. February 12: End of the Chinese Empire. Republic of China established. February 14: Arizona becomes the last state to be admitted to the continental Union. late March: Captain Scott and his companions die in a blizzard on their way back from the South Pole.
February 18 – Adams announces a new diplomatic envoy to France. [27] February 23 – Adams meets with a commission of his rival Arch Federalists, led by Theodore Sedgwick, to negotiate Adams' decision to appoint William Vans Murray in the diplomatic envoy to France. Fearing that such collaboration might be unconstitutional, Adams agreed on ...
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
February 6 Germany hosts the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria. February 26 The February 26 incident occurs in Japan where a group of 1,400 officers and soldiers of the Imperial Way faction stage a military coup which lasts until February 29 when the government suppresses the rebellion. [30] [31] March 7