American History February Anniversaries

February 1
National Freedom Day
Black History Month

 

February 2
Groundhog Day

 

February 4
George Washington elected the first President of the United States of America (1789)
Founding of the USO (1941)

 

February 9
250th Anniversary: The Parliament of Great Britain declared the Province of Massachusetts Bay to be in a state of rebellion (1775)

 

February 12
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

 

February 14
Valentine’s Day

 

February 17
Presidents’ Day

 

February 22
George Washington’s Birthday

 

February 27
A patriot army defeats a force of loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, a setback that would largely quiet loyalist activity in the Carolinas for three years (1776)

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