On February 20
No pivotal events are recorded on exactly February 20 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.
This week in history (Feb 17 – Feb 23)
In late February 1848, around the 21st, a slim pamphlet titled the Manifesto of the Communist Party appeared in London, printed in German and commissioned by the Communist League.
On 19 February 1600, the Huaynaputina volcano in the Moquegua region of southern Peru erupted explosively, producing the largest volcanic eruption recorded in South American history and one of the most powerful worldwide in the past two…
In 1916 the Western Front produced two of the deadliest battles in history, epitomising the industrialised attrition warfare of World War I.
Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, published on 19 February 1963, gave voice to the dissatisfaction of many American women confined to domestic roles in the post-war suburbs.
In a snap federal election held on 23 February 2025, the conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz won with roughly 28.5 percent of the vote, positioning Merz to become chancellor at the head of a coalition.