First Medal of Honor action
The earliest military action to be awarded a Medal of Honor is performed by Colonel Bernard J.D. Irw ...View More
Polish astronomer Copernicus is born
On February 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus is born in Torun, a city in north-central Poland on the Vi ...View More
Children receive first polio vaccine
On February 23, 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ...View More
Canada adopts maple leaf flag
In accordance with a formal proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II of England, a new Canadian national f ...View More
John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Herschel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched into space aboard the ...View More
Presidential election decided in the House
As no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S ...View More
Dale Earnhardt Sr. wins his first Daytona 500
On February 15, 1998, after 20 years of trying, racing great Dale Earnhardt Sr. finally wins his fir ...View More
Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame
On February 9, 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nomi ...View More
“Madame Butterfly” premieres
On February 17, 1904, Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly premieres at the La Scala theatre in ...View More
Ireland allows sale of contraceptives
In a highly controversial vote on February 20, 1985, the Irish government defies the powerful Cathol ...View More
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