Category: Military, Firearms and Police

228 Peace Memorial Day (TW)(1947): Februar...

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228 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: TAIWAN'S 228 PEACE MEMORIAL DAY Taiwan's 228 Peace Memorial Day is a national holiday observed annually on February 28, commemorating a tragic event known as the "228 Incident."...

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People Power Revolution, (PH)(1986): Febru...

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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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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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Armed Struggle Day (AO)(1961): February 4

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Armed Struggle Day in Angola marks the anniversary of February 4, 1961, when the nation's rebels began their successful bid for independence from Portugal's colonial rule. Armed Struggle Day is a national...

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Independence Day (DO)(1844): February 27

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Independence Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Dominican Republic from Haitian occupation, February 27, 1844. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Victory Day (IR)(1979): February 11

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On February 11, 1979, the Shah of Iran, installed by the US and UK after a successful coup in 1953 against the democratically elected government, was deposed and forced from power by a popular uprising h...

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Liberation Day (KW)(1991): February 26

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Marking the anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq by coalition forces on February 26, 1991, Liberation Day is a national holiday.

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Heroes' Day (MZ)(1969): February 3

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National Heroes' Day marks the anniversary of the death of revolutionary and United Nations trustee Eduardo Mondlane on February 3, 1969. Assassinated by the Portuguese, he is considered the father of Moz...

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Statehood Day (RS)(1804): February 15 

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Peace Memorial Day (TW)(1947): February 28

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On February 27 and 28th, 1947, Taiwanese students rose against the Republic of China's government. A massacre ensued, with somewhere between 18,000 and 28,000 killed by the government. This anniversary ma...

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Revolution Day (SR)(1980): February 25

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Feast of Saint Vartan (C)(AM)(1036): Febru...

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Four Chaplains Memorial Day (1943): Februa...

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During WWII, the USAT Dorchester, a troop ship, was making its way across the Atlantic when German U-boats off the southern coast of Greenland torpedoed it. The passengers onboard fell into the water, but...

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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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Plum Pudding Day (Electrons 1897): Februar...

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Plum Pudding Day honors the anniversary of the creation of the model of the atom in 1897 by physicist JJ Thomson, referred to as the Plum Pudding Model. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in 1906 for this...

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

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

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Defender of the Fatherland Day (RU)(1918):...

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During the Russian civil war, on February 17, 1918, the first major draft of soldiers into the new Red Army occurred in Petrograd and Moscow. On February 23, the Red Army was established. This day marks...

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GI Joe Day (1964): February 2

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GI Joe Day marks the anniversary of the launch of the first action figure created for boys, the GI Joe doll, on February 2, 1964. The doll was retired in 1994 but continues in video games. GI stands for...

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