February 28, 1935

Nylon is discovered by Wallace Carothers.

February 26, 1986
People Power Revolution in the Philippines.

February 22, 1969

The last time all four Beatles were together for a recording session.

February 21, 1804

The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Wales.

February 19,1600

The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina exploded in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.

February 16, 1945

American forces recapture the Bataan Peninsula.

February 15, 2004

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Daytona 500 6 years to the day when his father won his only Daytona 500.

February 14, 1843

The event that inspired the song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! is held.

February 12, 1879

At New York City's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North America opens.

February 09, 1969

First test flight of the Boeing 747

February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.

February 07, 1613

Mikhail Romanov becomes Tsar of Russia.

February 05, 1488

Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa, becoming the first known European to travel this far south.

February 02, 1880

The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana.

February 01, 1913

New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens as the world's largest train station.