February 11th 1990
Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, freed in South Africa
February 12th 1999
Senate acquits President Clinton of lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewinski case
February 13th 1861
Abraham Lincoln declared US President
February 14th 1989
Khomeini orders Muslims to murder “Satanic Verses” novelist Salman Rushdie
February 15th 1948
Mao Zedong’s army occupies Yenan, China
February 16th 1959
Fidel Castro named himself Cuba’s premier after overthrowing Batista
February 17th 1959
1st weather satellite launched, Vanguard 2, 9.8 kg
February 18th 1979
Snow falls in Sahara Desert
February 19th 1985
Canned and bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola
February 20th 1947
Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India
February 21st 1952 Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement)
February 22nd  1991
Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal
February 23rd 1455
Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, Bible (estimated date)
February 24th 1989
Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie’s death due to his novel, “Satanic Verses”
February 25th 1910
Dalai Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troops to British-Indies
February 26th 1916
Mutual signs Charlie Chaplin to a film contract
February 27th 1992
Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years
February 28th 1066     Westminster Abbey opens
February 29th 1956
Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan