Episodios

  • 23rd February 1905: The world’s first Rotary Club founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Paul P. Harris

    23rd February 1905: The world’s first Rotary Club founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Paul P. Harris
    Feb 23 2026
    The early meetings focused on mutual support and professional friendship and the concept proved attractive, leading to additional clubs forming in other American cities within a few years before spreading ...
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  • 21st February 1848: The Communist Manifesto anonymously published in London by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

    21st February 1848: The Communist Manifesto anonymously published in London by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
    Feb 21 2026
    Officially called The Manifesto of the Communist Party, the original pamphlet was just 23 pages long but went on to become a highly influential political document alongside Marx’s more substantial Das ...
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  • 20th February 1962: Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth aboard the spacecraft Friendship 7

    20th February 1962: Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth aboard the spacecraft Friendship 7
    Feb 20 2026
    During the nearly five-hour mission, Glenn conducted observations of Earth and performed manual control tests of Friendship ...
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  • 17th February 1913: The Armory Show, officially called the International Exhibition of Modern Art, opens in New York City

    17th February 1913: The Armory Show, officially called the International Exhibition of Modern Art, opens in New York City
    Feb 17 2026
    Public reaction to the exhibition was mixed and often hostile, but encouraged American artists to experiment with new forms and techniques and helped establish modern art as a legitimate field of artistic expression in the United ...
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  • 15th February 1971: Decimal Day in the United Kingdom and Ireland as they abandon their old currency of pounds, shillings and pence

    15th February 1971: Decimal Day in the United Kingdom and Ireland as they abandon their old currency of pounds, shillings and pence
    Feb 15 2026
    The early introduction of three of the six new coins, together with an extensive publicity campaign, contributed greatly to the smoothness of Decimal Day when it finally came about in ...
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  • 14th February 1949: The first Knesset, the parliament of the State of Israel, convenes for the first time in Jerusalem

    14th February 1949: The first Knesset, the parliament of the State of Israel, convenes for the first time in Jerusalem
    Feb 14 2026
    The Knesset, the parliament of the State of Israel, assumed responsibility for legislation, oversight of the government, and representation of the ...
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