Six Marines raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima - February 23rd, 1945
Zitkála-Šá born / Edward Payson Weston walks from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd Flashback
Nintendo releases "The Legend of Zelda" in Japan - February 21st, 1986
Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden - February 20th, 1939
The Georgia Literature Commission is established. - February 19th, 1953
The first fruit tree patent is issued - February 16th, 1932
The Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It!” poster is introduced - February 15th, 1943
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives a televised tour of the White House - February 14th, 1962
The first all-Black professional basketball team is organized - February 13th, 1923
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is stolen - February 12th, 1994
Volleyball is invented - February 9th, 1895
Three Black students are killed in the Orangeburg Massacre - February 8th, 1968
Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - February 7th, 1976
Hundreds of swimmers are washed out to sea on Bondi Beach - February 6th, 1938
The United States launches "Operation Cornflakes" - February 5th, 1945
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Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City - February 2nd, 1913
The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published - February 1st, 1884
Private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion - January 31st, 1945
The Altar of Augustan Peace is dedicated in Rome - January 30th, 9 BC
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