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 5
1971 – Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 (insignia pictured) mission.
February 7
1962 – The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
February 9
251th 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 16
Presidents’ Day
February 17
1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.
February 20
1872 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
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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