28th February 1993: The Waco siege against the Branch Davidian Church begin in Texas
The Waco siege began in Texas after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian ...
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27th February 1933: Reichstag building in Berlin set on fire in an arson attack
Communists were blamed for starting the fire in the Reichstag, and Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe was found and ...
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26th February 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escapes exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba and sails to the French mainland
The ships from the British Navy that were supposed to ensure Napoleon was unable to escape his exile were not in the area when, on 26 February, he left the island and headed for the French mainland on board the brig Inconstant accompanied by almost a thousand ...
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24th February 1868: US President Andrew Johnson impeached for defying the Tenure of Office Act
Having previously served as a senator and later military governor for the state of Tennessee, Andrew Johnson was chosen by Abraham Lincoln to be his running mate in the election of ...
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