This week in history
February 1st.
Nothing landed on February 1 exactly, but 34 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
12 stories within seven days of 1 February
February 4, 1899Fotografico Arias Rodriguez · via WikipediaPhilippine-American War Beginssomewhere in the United States
February 6, 1936Wikipedia · "1936 Winter Olympics"1936 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Germany
February 6, 1922Wikipedia · "Washington Naval Treaty"Washington Naval Treaty Conferencesomewhere in the United States
February 6, 1919Wikipedia · "Seattle General Strike"Seattle General Strikesomewhere in the United States
February 7, 1998Naganojmmmm · via Wikipedia1998 Nagano Winter OlympicsJapan
February 7, 1992Wikipedia · "Maastricht Treaty"Maastricht Treaty Establishes European Unionsomewhere in the Netherlands
February 8, 1904Ohara, Kisaburō · via WikipediaRusso-Japanese War Battle of Mukdensomewhere in Russia
January 26, 1952Wikipedia · "Cairo fire"Cairo Fire & Popular UprisingEgypt
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January 26, 1950Wikipedia · "Constitution of India"Indian Constitution Adoptedsomewhere in India
January 27, 1973Wikipedia · "Paris Peace Accords"Vietnam War Peace Accords Signedsomewhere in Vietnam
January 27, 1868Wikipedia · "Boshin War"Boshin War & Meiji Restorationsomewhere in Japan
January 28, 1986Wikipedia · "Space Shuttle Challenger disaster"Space Shuttle Challenger DisasterUnited States
Elsewhere in February
15 stories
February 9, 2021Wikipedia · "Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump"Trump Second Impeachment Trialsomewhere in the United States
February 10, 1763Wikipedia · "Treaty of Paris (1763)"Treaty of Paris
February 12, 2010Wikipedia · "2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony"2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouversomewhere in Canada
February 14, 2005Wikipedia · "Assassination of Rafic Hariri"Hariri Assassination in BeirutLebanon
February 14, 2005Wikipedia · "Cedar Revolution"Cedar Revolution Protestssomewhere in Lebanon
February 14, 1980Dr. John Kelley, NOAA/NOS/COOPS NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection ; exact source for image wea03172 · via Wikipedia1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympicssomewhere in the United States
February 14, 1952Dave O from North Vancouver, CANADA · via Wikipedia1952 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Norway
February 15, 1763Photographer from New York · via WikipediaTreaty of Hubertusburg
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February 18, 1980Wikipedia · "1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens"Eruption of Mount St. Helenssomewhere in the United States
February 18, 1960Wikipedia · "1960"1960 Winter Olympicssomewhere in the United States
February 21, 1965Wikipedia · "Assassination of Malcolm X"Assassination of Malcolm Xsomewhere in the United States
February 22, 2011Wikipedia · "2011 Christchurch earthquake"Christchurch Earthquake & Rebuildingsomewhere in New Zealand
February 24, 1895Wikipedia · "Cuban War of Independence"Cuban War of Independence Beginssomewhere in Cuba
February 24, 1525Wikipedia · "Battle of Pavia"Battle of Paviasomewhere in Italy
February 26, 1993Wikipedia · "1993 World Trade Center bombing"1993 World Trade Center bombingCoordinates
Also in February
1 story we can place in February, but not on a day
