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Revolving Pistol Day (1836): February 25

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National Revolving Pistol Day marks the anniversary of the invention of the Colt Revolver. On February 25, 1836, the Colt Revolving Pistol was patented. The revolver changed guns and warfare forever, thou...

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Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day (...

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Robinson Crusoe Day (1709): February 1

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Be Adventurous and Self-reliant Day marks the anniversary of February 1, 1709, when Daniel Defoe's epic adventure "The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" was published. The book has been translated...

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Ronald Reagan Day (1911): February 6

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Ronald Reagan Day celebrates the birthday of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. Mr. Reagan served from January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989. He was born in 1911 in Tampico, IL, and die...

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Russia Invades Ukraine (RU/UA)(2022): Febr...

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On February 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

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Safety Pup's Birthday (1985): February 12

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Introduced to the world on February 12, 1985, the National Child Safety Council marks the birthday of their beloved mascot Safetypup® on children's safety each year on this date. The mascot has been instr...

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Saint Maroun Day (SY)(LB)(410 AD): Februar...

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Sámi National Day (NO/SE)(1917): February...

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Science Day, Ntl.(IN)(1928): February 28

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In 1986 the government of India designated February 28 as National Science Day to celebrate Sir CV Raman’s 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for the Raman Effect. The Raman Effect announced on February 28, 19...

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Sick, World Day of (C)(1858): February 11

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World Day of the Sick is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church instituted on May 13, 1992, by Pope John Paul II. Beginning on February 11, 1993, World Day of the Sick is celebrated every year on the...

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Sled Dog Day, Ntl.(1925): February 2

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National Sled Dog day honors Balto, perhaps the most famous sled dog in history. In 1925, during a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska, Balto and his master Gunnar Kaasen braved the Alaskan wilderness w...

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Soviet Occupation Day (GE)(1921): February...

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Soviet Union Communist Party Resigns Power...

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Today is the anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union. On February 7, 1990, the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agreed to give up its monopoly on power. It was the beginning of the end o...

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Special Operations Forces Day (RU)(2014):...

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Spilled Milk Day, Don't Cry Over (1678): F...

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Today is the anniversary of the poem published in 1678 by Jean de la Fontaine, "La Laitière et le Pot au Lait." The poem is the origin of the saying, "Don't Cry over Spilled Milk." Below is the English Tr...

January

Statehood Day (RS)(1804): February 15 

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Statehood Day, (IN-MZ, AR)(1987): February...

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On February 20, 1987, the states of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were formed in India. Statehood Day is a state holiday in both.

January

Susan B Anthony Day (1820): February 15 

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Switzerland Freezes Russian Assets (CH/RU/...

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On February 28, 2022, the nation of Switzerland, typically neutral in all international conflicts, officially froze the accounts of Russian individuals and businesses in response to Russia's invasion of t...

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Teddy Bear Day, Intl. (1903): February 15

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On February 15, 1903, the first two Teddy Bears ever produced went on sale at 404 Tompkins Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The bears were the invention of Morris Michtom's wife, Rose. Michtom petitioned Pre...

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