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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 21, 1245, the first known Bishop of Finland, Thomas, confessed to charges of forging a Papal letter and torturing a man to death, among other felonies, and was allowed to resign his post. On February 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto, a book that has become the antithesis of capitalists everywhere and to many, synonymous with all…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 20, 1864, the Union and Confederate armies fought the Battle of Olustee, the largest land battle of the American Civil War (1861-1865) in Florida. On February 20, 1905, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states have the authority to require mandatory vaccinations against disease, well over a century before the controversy over the Covid vaccine in 2020 and 2021.…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 19th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 19, 1807, former Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr, the same guy that shot Alexander Hamilton to death in a duel while Burr was serving as Vice President, was arrested for treason. On February 19, 1859, New York Congressman Daniel E. Sickles made history as the first person acquitted by reason of “temporary insanity.” On February 19, 1943,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 18th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 18, 1930, Elm Farm Ollie (Also known as “Nellie Jay,” “Sunnymede Ollie” and “Sky Queen.” Say, why does a cow need aliases???) made aviation history as the first cow to fly in a fixed wing airplane. On February 18, 1930, as previously chronicled in our article “First Cow Milked in the Sky!” we told of the first cow to fly…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 17th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 17, 1370, the Teutonic Knights fought a great battle against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a battle known as the Battle of Rudau. On February 17, 1600, Italian polymath and philosopher Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in the Papal States of Rome for the crime of heresy. On February 17, 1801, the Presidential election of the United States faced its…