2nd March 1965: The United States begins Operation Rolling Thunder alongside the Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Operation Rolling Thunder lasted for three and a half years and saw hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs dropped on North ...
2 Mar 0s
1st March 1692: Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts
Salem’s witch hysteria began in January 1692 when both the daughter and niece of the Reverend Samuel Parris each began to suffer violent fits. In total twenty people were executed, and a further seven...
1 Mar 0s
28th February 202 BCE: The Han dynasty formally established in China by Liu Bang, later known as Emperor Gaozu
Following years of civil war following the collapse of the Qin state, Liu Bang defeated his main rival, Xiang Yu at the Battle of Gaixia and later declared himself emperor, establishing the Han dynast...
28 Feb 0s
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 ...
27 Feb 0s
26th February 1870: Beach Pneumatic Transit opens in New York as the first successful underground railway in the United States
The Beach Pneumatic Transit consisted of a 312-foot tunnel beneath Broadway, between Warren Street and Murray Street, through which a single, cylindrical passenger car was propelled back and forth by ...
26 Feb 0s
25th February 1956: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev delivers his ‘secret speech’ announcing the start of de-Stalinization
Officially called ‘On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences’, Khrushchev’s speech was a vehement denunciation of Stalin’s abuses of power and his creation of a personality ...
25 Feb 0s
24th February 1848: King Louis Philippe of France abdicates the throne amidst revolutions that were beginning to sweep across the continent
Louis Philippe’s reign began positively, but over time he faced mounting opposition. After abdicating he fled across the Channel to Britain where he died two years ...
24 Feb 0s
23rd February 1905: The world’s first Rotary Club founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Paul P. Harris
The early meetings focused on mutual support and professional friendship and the concept proved attractive, leading to additional clubs forming in other American cities within a few years before sprea...
23 Feb 0s
