Valentine’s Day isn’t the only noteworthy happening in February History. Take a quick history lesson here and brush up on your February History!
February 1, 2003 – the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over Texas.
February 2, 1848 – the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between the U.S. and Mexico. The US paid $15 million to Mexico for areas encompassing parts or all of present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and set the Rio Grande as the border of Texas.
February 3, 1870 – The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
February 3, 1913 – The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
February 3, 1943 – in the icy waters off Greenland the U.S. Army transport ship Dorchester was hit by a German torpedo and began to sink. With men scrambling for life jackets the four U.S. Army chaplains on board removed theirs and handed them to the soldiers. The chaplains were last seen on the ship’s deck with arms locked and praying.
February 3, 1959 – The Day The Music Died.
February 8, 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 – Valentine’s Day. This is the official Wells Brothers reminder.
February 17, 1909 – Apache Chief Geronimo (1829-1909) died at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
February 19, 1942 – President Franklin Roosevelt issued an Executive Order Number 9066.
