February 1: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1713A clash broke out at Bender between Ottoman soldiers and King Charles XII of Sweden, known as 'Demirbaş Şarl', who had taken refuge in Ottoman territory.
2. 1865US President Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting slavery.
3. 1893Thomas Edison completed construction of the Black Maria in New Jersey, the world's first film studio.
4. 1960Four Black college students began a sit-in at a segregated restaurant in Greensboro, USA.
5. 2013The Shard, one of London's landmark skyscrapers, opened to visitors.

More days in February

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29