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5th March 1046: Persian poet Nasir Khusraw’s 7-year journey through the Islamic world results in the Safarnama

The Persian poet and philosopher Nasir Khusraw began a seven-year journey through the Islamic world that he recorded in the ...

4th March 1789: US Congress meets for the first time, and the United States Constitution goes into effect

The Congress met in New York City, but the 18th Century’s slow forms of transport meant that many of the members didn’t arrive in time for the scheduled start ...

3rd March 1861: Tsar Alexander II signs the Emancipation Manifesto

Tsar Alexander II of Russia signed the Emancipation ...

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 ...