On February 21
On February 21, 2 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto (1848).
On this day
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.
In 1916 the Western Front produced two of the deadliest battles in history, epitomising the industrialised attrition warfare of World War I.
Also this week in history (Feb 18 – Feb 24)
On 24 February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War, escalating a war that had begun with Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and intervention in the Donbas.
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…
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.