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Napoleon escaped to France
France
Feb 28 1815
Tue 05:41:00
Napoleon escaped from Elba, in the brig Inconstant on 26 February 1815 with 700 men. Two days later, he landed on the French mainland at Golfe-Juan and started heading north.
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Mamluks
The sultan Turanshah arrived in Egypt
Sun Feb 27 1250
On 27 February, Turanshah, as new sultan, arrived in Egypt from Hasankeyf (Turkish for "rock fortress"), where he had been Emir (Arabic for "Prince") of Hisn Kayfa (Arabic for "rock fortress").
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German revolutions of 1848–1849
An assembly of people from Baden adopted a resolution demanding a bill of rights
Sun Feb 27 1848
On February 27, 1848, in Mannheim, an assembly of people from Baden adopted a resolution demanding a bill of rights. Similar resolutions were adopted in Württemberg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Nassau, and other German states.
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Second Boer War
Siege lasting
Tue Feb 27 1900
After a siege lasting 118 days, the Relief of Ladysmith was effected, the day after Cronjé surrendered, but at a total cost of 7,000 British casualties. Buller's troops marched into Ladysmith on 28 February.
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Adolf Hitler
Barred from public speaking
Fri Feb 27 1925
However, after an inflammatory speech he gave on 27 February, Hitler was barred from public speaking by the Bavarian authorities, a ban that remained in place until 1927.
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Adolf Hitler
Reichstag building was set on fire
Mon Feb 27 1933
On 27 February 1933, the Reichstag building was set on fire.
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The February 26 Rebellion was suppressed
Sat Feb 29 1936
When Chief Aide-de-camp Shigeru Honjō informed him of the revolt, the Emperor immediately ordered that it be put down and referred to the officers as "rebels" (bōto). Shortly thereafter, he ordered Army Minister Yoshiyuki Kawashima to suppress the rebellion within the hour, and he asked reports from Honjō every 30 minutes. The next day, when told by Honjō that little progress was being made by the high command in quashing the rebels, the Emperor told him "I Myself, will lead the Konoe Division and subdue them." The rebellion was suppressed following his orders on 29 February.
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Pope John Paul II
Hit a German Trunk
Tue Feb 29 1944
On 29 February 1944, Wojtyła was hit by a German truck. German Wehrmacht officers tended to him and sent him to a hospital. He spent two weeks there recovering from a severe concussionand a shoulder injury.
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Iran–Iraq War
Attacking On Al Qurna
Wed Feb 29 1984
By 29 February, the Iranians had reached the outskirts of Qurna and were closing in on the Baghdad–Basra highway. They had broken out of the marshes and returned to open terrain, where they were confronted by conventional Iraqi weapons, including artillery, tanks, air power, and mustard gas. 1,200 Iranian soldiers were killed in the counter-attack. The Iranians retreated back to the marshes, though they still held onto them along with Majnoon Island.
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Bosnian War
Boycott the referendums held on 29 February and 1 March 1992
Sat Feb 29 1992
The Bosnian Serb assembly members advised Serbs to boycott the referendums held on 29 February and 1 March 1992. The turnout to the referendums was reported as 63.7%, with 92.7% of voters voting in favour of independence (implying that Bosnian Serbs, which made up approximately 34% of the population, largely boycotted the referendum).
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Second Chechen War
The counter-terrorism operation in Chechnya is over
Tue Feb 29 2000
On 29 February 2000, United Army Group commander Gennady Troshev said that "the counter-terrorism operation in Chechnya is over. It will take a couple of weeks longer to pick up splinter groups now".
(Second Chechen War) A Russian Mi-8 helicopter shot down by Chechen fighters near the Chechen capital, Grozny
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Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Battle of Yiwulu
Sat Feb 4 73
A punitive Han expedition against the Xiongnu captured territory in the area of modern Hami City.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
He of Han died
Fri Feb 13 105
He of Han died.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Roman Empire
Antoninus Pius "adopted son"
Tue Feb 25 138
Antoninus Pius acquired much favor with Hadrian, who adopted him as his son and successor on 25 February 138, after the death of his first adopted son Lucius Aelius, on the condition that Antoninus would, in turn, adopt Marcus Annius Verus, the son of his wife's brother, and Lucius, son of Lucius Aelius, who afterward became the emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.
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Chong of Han died
Mon Feb 15 145
Chong of Han died.
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Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Campaign against Dong Zhuo
Mon Feb 1 190
A coalition led by Yuan Shao gathered at Hangu Pass in anticipation of an expedition against Dong.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
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The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.
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U.S. Presidents
In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.
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Great Women in History
The female characters affected history.
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