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2nd March 1965: The United States begins Operation Rolling Thunder alongside the Republic of Vietnam Air Force

Operation Rolling Thunder lasted for three and a half years and saw hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs dropped on North ...

1st March 1692: Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts

Salem’s witch hysteria began in January 1692 when both the daughter and niece of the Reverend Samuel Parris each began to suffer violent fits. In total twenty people were executed, and a further seven died in jail, before the paranoia came to an ...

28th February 1525: Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec Emperor, executed on the orders of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés

While they were in Honduras, Cortés was informed of a rumour that Cuauhtémoc was conspiring to kill him. He ordered him to be hanged on 28 February alongside other ...

27th February 1996: Pokémon first launched in Japan

Pokémon, the world’s highest-grossing media franchise, was launched in Japan with Pocket Monsters: Red and ...

26th February 1935: Hitler formally establishes the Luftwaffe in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles

The German Empire established its first air force, the Fliegertruppe, in 1910 which saw extensive action in the First World ...

25th February 1570: Elizabeth I of England excommunicated by Pope Pius V

Pope Pius V issued the Papal bull Regnans in Excelsis which excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for ...

24th February 1848: King Louis Philippe of France abdicates the throne amidst revolutions that were beginning to sweep across the continent

Louis Philippe’s reign began positively, but over time he faced mounting opposition. After abdicating he fled across the Channel to Britain where he died two years ...

23rd February 303: Start of Emperor Diocletian’s ‘Great Persecution’

Emperor Diocletian ordered the destruction of the new church in the ancient city of Nicomedia, marking the start of the ‘Great Persecution’ of ...

22nd February 1943: First three members of the White Rose resistance group put on trial and executed by guillotine in Nazi Germany

Centred around Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie, the small group of university friends who formed the White Rose printed and distributed anti-Nazi leaflets but were spotted by university janitor and Nazi Party member Jakub Schmid who immediately called the ...

21st February 1613: Romanov dynasty begins under Michael I of Russia

The Romanov dynasty began after Michael Romanov was elected Tsar of Russia by the Zemsky Sobor national ...