February 23rd Events |
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| February 23rd, 2008 (February 23 2008) | Event | a B-2 Spirit of the USAF crashes at Guam. The crew survived but the aircraft was written off, making it the most expensive air crash in human history (the aircraft alone cost $1.2Bn). The B-2 had a perfect saftey record before the crash; not one B-2 ever crashed. | |
| February 23rd, 2007 (February 23 2007) | Event | Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea. | |
| February 23rd, 2007 (February 23 2007) | Event | A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, United Kingdom, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents. | |
| February 23rd, 2006 (February 23 2006) | Event | Dubai Ports World agrees to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill. | |
| February 23rd, 2005 (February 23 2005) | Event | Slovakia Summit 2005 begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting American President visits Slovakia; George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin are in attendance. | Vladimir Putin Quotes |
| February 23rd, 2005 (February 23 2005) | Event | Vote of the controversial French law on colonialism, repealed start of 2006. | |
| February 23rd, 1999 (February 23 1999) | Event | Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey. | |
| February 23rd, 1999 (February 23 1999) | Event | An avalanche destroys the Austrian village of Galtur, killing 31. | |
| February 23rd, 1998 (February 23 1998) | Event | Kissimmee Tornado Outbreak: Tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42. | |
| February 23rd, 1998 (February 23 1998) | Event | Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders. | Osama bin Laden Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1997 (February 23 1997) | Event | A large fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir. | |
| February 23rd, 1992 (February 23 1992) | Event | The Socialist Labour Party is founded in Georgia. | |
| February 23rd, 1991 (February 23 1991) | Event | Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabia border and enter Iraq, thus starting the ground-phase of the war. | |
| February 23rd, 1991 (February 23 1991) | Event | In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d etat, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. | |
| February 23rd, 1987 (February 23 1987) | Event | Supernova 1987a: A supernova is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud. | |
| February 23rd, 1983 (February 23 1983) | Event | The Spanish Socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez and Miguel Boyer nationalizes Rumasa, a holding of Jose Maria Ruiz Mateos. | |
| February 23rd, 1983 (February 23 1983) | Event | The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri. | |
| February 23rd, 1981 (February 23 1981) | Event | 23-F, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d etat by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies. | |
| February 23rd, 1980 (February 23 1980) | Event | Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran s parliament would decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. | Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1975 (February 23 1975) | Event | In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly two months early in the United States. | |
| February 23rd, 1974 (February 23 1974) | Event | The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst. | Bion Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1966 (February 23 1966) | Event | A military coup in Syria replaces the previous government. | |
| February 23rd, 1960 (February 23 1960) | Event | Peter Burdon was born. | |
| February 23rd, 1958 (February 23 1958) | Event | Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio. | |
| February 23rd, 1957 (February 23 1957) | Event | The founding congress of the Senegalese Popular Bloc is opened in Dakar. | |
| February 23rd, 1955 (February 23 1955) | Event | First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). | |
| February 23rd, 1954 (February 23 1954) | Event | The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh. | |
| February 23rd, 1947 (February 23 1947) | Event | The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded. | |
| February 23rd, 1945 (February 23 1945) | Event | World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman, reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. The photo would later win a Pulitzer Prize. | |
| February 23rd, 1945 (February 23 1945) | Event | World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by American forces. | |
| February 23rd, 1945 (February 23 1945) | Event | World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznan, the city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces. | |
| February 23rd, 1945 (February 23 1945) | Event | World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is completely destroyed by a raid of 379 British bombers. | |
| February 23rd, 1945 (February 23 1945) | Event | World War II: The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is bombed by Allied forces. It would later be re-opened in 1975. | |
| February 23rd, 1944 (February 23 1944) | Event | Forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia. | |
| February 23rd, 1943 (February 23 1943) | Event | A fire breaks out at St. Joseph s Orphanage Co Cavan , Ireland , killing 36 people (35 of whom were children) | |
| February 23rd, 1941 (February 23 1941) | Event | Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. | |
| February 23rd, 1934 (February 23 1934) | Event | Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. | |
| February 23rd, 1927 (February 23 1927) | Event | The Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies. | |
| February 23rd, 1919 (February 23 1919) | Event | Benito Mussolini forms the Fascist Party in Italy. | Benito Mussolini Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1918 (February 23 1918) | Event | First victory of Red Army over the Kaiser s German troops near Narva and Pskov. Since 1923 this date become the Day of Red Army in honour of this victory. | |
| February 23rd, 1917 (February 23 1917) | Event | First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution. | |
| February 23rd, 1909 (February 23 1909) | Event | The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. | |
| February 23rd, 1905 (February 23 1905) | Event | Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world s first service club. | |
| February 23rd, 1904 (February 23 1904) | Event | The United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million. | |
| February 23rd, 1903 (February 23 1903) | Event | Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". | |
| February 23rd, 1900 (February 23 1900) | Event | In South Africa, the Boers and British troops fight in the Battle of Hart s Hill. | |
| February 23rd, 1898 (February 23 1898) | Event | Emile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing "J accuse", a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully placing Captain Alfred Dreyfus in jail. | Emile Zola Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1887 (February 23 1887) | Event | The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000. | |
| February 23rd, 1883 (February 23 1883) | Event | Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law. | |
| February 23rd, 1870 (February 23 1870) | Event | Military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union. | |
| February 23rd, 1861 (February 23 1861) | Event | President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after an assassination attempt in Baltimore, Maryland. | Abraham Lincoln Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1854 (February 23 1854) | Event | The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared. | |
| February 23rd, 1847 (February 23 1847) | Event | Mexican-American War: Battle of Buena VistaIn Mexico, American troops under General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. | Zachary Taylor Quotes |
| February 23rd, 1836 (February 23 1836) | Event | The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. | |
| February 23rd, 1820 (February 23 1820) | Event | Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed. | |
| February 23rd, 1778 (February 23 1778) | Event | American Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army. | |
| February 23rd, 1660 (February 23 1660) | Event | Charles XI becomes King of Sweden. | |
| February 23rd, 1455 (February 23 1455) | Event | Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed from movable type. | |
