On February 24
On February 24, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022).
On this day
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.
Also this week in history (Feb 21 – Feb 27)
On 27 February 380 CE the emperors Theodosius I, Gratian and Valentinian II issued the Edict of Thessalonica (Cunctos populos), commanding all peoples of the empire to follow the Nicene faith professed by the bishops of Rome and Alexandria.
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.
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.