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1865
1865
National Freedom Day (Thirteenth Amendment)
President Abraham Lincoln signed a joint resolution of Congress proposing the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, which was sent to the states for ratification on February 1, 1865
February 1 National 0
1865
1865
National Freedom Day (Thirteenth Amendment)
President Abraham Lincoln signed a joint resolution of Congress proposing the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, which was sent to the states for ratification on February 1, 1865
February 1 National 0
1951
1951
Martinsville Seven executions begin
On February 2, 1951, four Black men – Francis Grayson, Frank Hairston Jr., Howard Hairston, and James Hairston – were executed in Virginia’s electric chair, and three more (the “Martinsville Seven”) were executed on February 5
February 2 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 2
1951
1951
Martinsville Seven executions begin
On February 2, 1951, four Black men – Francis Grayson, Frank Hairston Jr., Howard Hairston, and James Hairston – were executed in Virginia’s electric chair, and three more (the “Martinsville Seven”) were executed on February 5
February 2 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 1
1943
1943
Battle of Stalingrad ends
The last of the German Sixth Army surrendered at Stalingrad in the Soviet Union, ending one of WWII’s bloodiest battles
February 2 National 0
1943
1943
Battle of Stalingrad ends
The last of the German Sixth Army surrendered at Stalingrad in the Soviet Union, ending one of WWII’s bloodiest battles
February 2 National 0
1887
1887
First Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, celebrated its first Groundhog Day on record. According to Pennsylvania German folklore, if a groundhog emerging from its burrow sees its shadow on this day, winter will last six more weeks; if not, spring will come early
February 2 National 0
1887
1887
First Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, celebrated its first Groundhog Day on record. According to Pennsylvania German folklore, if a groundhog emerging from its burrow sees its shadow on this day, winter will last six more weeks; if not, spring will come early
February 2 National 0
1848
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Mexican–American War formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb. 2, 1848
February 2 National 0
1848
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Mexican–American War formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb. 2, 1848
February 2 National 0
1959
1959
“The Day the Music Died.” Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P
“The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa
February 3 National 1
1959
1959
“The Day the Music Died.” Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P
“The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa
February 3 National 1
1913
1913
Federal income tax ratified
The 16th Amendment, authorizing the United States to levy a federal income tax, was ratified on this day
February 3 National 0
1913
1913
Federal income tax ratified
The 16th Amendment, authorizing the United States to levy a federal income tax, was ratified on this day
February 3 National 0
1870
1870
Fifteenth Amendment ratified
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
February 3 National 1
1870
1870
Fifteenth Amendment ratified
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
February 3 National 1
2004
2004
Facebook founded
Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students launched “The Facebook,” a social networking site for college users, on Feb. 4, 2004
February 4 National 1
2004
2004
Facebook founded
Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students launched “The Facebook,” a social networking site for college users, on Feb. 4, 2004
February 4 National 1
1945
1945
Yalta Conference begins
The wartime leaders of the Allied Powers – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin – met at Yalta in Crimea (February 4–11, 1945)
February 4 National 0
1945
1945
Yalta Conference begins
The wartime leaders of the Allied Powers – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin – met at Yalta in Crimea (February 4–11, 1945)
February 4 National 0
1789
1789
First U.S
President elected. The newly formed U.S. Electoral College unanimously elected George Washington as the first President of the United States on February 4, 1789
February 4 National 1
1789
1789
First U.S
President elected. The newly formed U.S. Electoral College unanimously elected George Washington as the first President of the United States on February 4, 1789
February 4 National 1
1994
1994
Byron De La Beckwith convicted
White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted (in his third trial) for the 1963 assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers
February 5 National 2
1994
1994
Byron De La Beckwith convicted
White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted (in his third trial) for the 1963 assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers
February 5 National 1