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History of 4 March
History of 4 March -
1634 - Samuel Cole opened the first tavern in Boston, MA.
1681 - England's King Charles II granted a charter to William...
History of 1 March
History of 1 March
1992 - Bosnian Serb snipers fired upon civilians after a majority of the Moslem and Croatian communities voted in favor...
History of 28 February
History Of 28 February
1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for commercial transportation of people and freight.
1844 - Several...
History of 27 February
History Of 27 February
1700 - The Pacific Island of New Britain was discovered.
1801 - The city of Washington, DC, was placed under congressional jurisdiction.
1827 -...
History of 26 February
History Of 26 February
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the Island of Elba. He then began his second conquest of France.
1848 - The second...
History of 25 February
History of 25 February
1570 - England's Queen Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V.
1751 - Edward Willet displayed the first trained monkey act...
History of 24 February
History of 24 February
1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
1835 - "Siwinowe Kesibwi" (The Shawnee Sun)...
History of 23 February
History of 23 February
1574 - France began the 5th holy war against the Huguenots.
1660 - Charles XI became the king of Sweden.
1792 - The...
History of 21 February
History of 21 February
1804 - The first self-propelled locomotive on rails was demonstrated in Wales.
1842 - John J. Greenough patented the sewing machine.
1848 -...
History of 20 February
History Of 20 February
1673 - The first recorded wine auction took place in London.
1792 - U.S. President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act that created...
History of 19 February
History of 19 February
1807 - Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in Alabama. He was later tried and acquitted on charges of treason.
1846 - The...
History of 18 February
History of 18 February
1564 - The artist Michelangelo died in Rome.
1685 - Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay,...