On February 11
On February 11, 2 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Promulgation of the Meiji Constitution (1889).
On this day
On 11 February 1889 Emperor Meiji promulgated the Constitution of the Empire of Japan, presented as a gift bestowed by the sovereign on his subjects.
After 18 days of mass protests centred on Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resigned on 11 February 2011, ending nearly 30 years of autocratic rule.
Also this week in history (Feb 8 – Feb 14)
Between 29 January and 10 February 1258, a vast Ilkhanate Mongol army led by Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, besieged and stormed Baghdad.
On 14 February 2005 three former PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, founded YouTube, a website that allowed users to upload, share and watch video freely over the internet.
On 9 February 1964 the Beatles made their first live appearance on American television on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing for an audience estimated at more than 73 million viewers, a record for U.S. television at the time.