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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 11th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 11, 1812, Elbridge Gerry, the Governor of Massachusetts, was accused of manipulating voting districts in a bizarre, uneven way in order to tailor voting demographics to suit his own political benefit. On February 11, 1823, a tragedy occurred at the Carnival celebration mass at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, in what was then the British Crown Colony…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 10th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 10, 1355, Oxford, England, the site of the ultra-prestigious University of Oxford, was the scene of a considerable riot that cost the lives of 63 student/scholars and at least 30 townsfolk. On February 10, 1862, during the American Civil War, the Union fleet won the battle of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, by sinking the Confederate “Mosquito Fleet.” On February 10, 1933, Primo…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 9th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 9, 1825, the United States of America had the only incident (so far) of no presidential candidate winning a majority of the Electoral votes in a presidential election, forcing the House of Representatives to elect our next president. On February 9, 1907, the city of London was the scene of an epic civil rights march, colloquially known as “The Mud…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 8th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 8, 1587, Mary Stuart, also known as Mary, Queen of Scots or even Mary I of Scotland, was executed by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of England, her own cousin! On February 8, 1837, the United States Senate elected Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky as the incoming Vice President of the United States, the only time in US history that the…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on February 7th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On February 7, 1497, the followers of Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola of Florence, Italy, gathered and burned a large quantity of objects they referred to as “vanities,” objects such as cosmetics, books, artwork, mirrors, fancy clothes, playing cards, and musical instruments, any objects these religious zealots thought could lead people to sin. On February 7, 1795, the 12th state needed to ratify…