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18th February 1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly

  • 18th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, America, Animals, Flight, Science, Technology, USA

On the 18th February 1930, Nellie Jay – better known as Elm Farm Ollie – became the first cow to fly in an aeroplane.

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17th February 1864: An enemy ship sunk by submarine for the first time

  • 17th February 2019

H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to sink an enemy ship when it attacked the Union Navy warship USS Housatonic.

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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun’s burial chamber

  • 16th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Discovery, Egypt

On the 16th February 1923, Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

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15th February 1949: The first archaeological excavation at the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls

  • 15th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Israel, Qumran, Religion, West Bank

The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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14th February 1929: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre committed in Chicago

  • 14th February 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Chicago, Gangster, Massacre, Prohibition, USA

On the 14th February 1929, seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang were gunned down in the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre.

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13th February 1542: The execution of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII

  • 13th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Beheading, Catherine Howard, Execution, Henry VIII, Tudor

Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England, was executed in the Tower of London.

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12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings fought during the Hundred Years War

  • 12th February 2019
  • Tagged as: England, France, Hundred Years War

On the 12th February 1429, the curiously-named Battle of the Herrings was fought between French and English forces near the village of Rouvray in France.

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11th February 1812: Elbridge Gerry signs the first bill to authorise ‘gerrymandering’

  • 11th February 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Election, Politics, United States, USA

Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that redrew electoral boundaries in the first example of ‘gerrymandering’.

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10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought

  • 10th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, First World War, Germany, Military, Science, Ship, Technology

On the 10th February 1906 the British King, Edward VII, launched HMS Dreadnought – a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships obsolete.

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9th February 1895: Volleyball invented by William G. Morgan

  • 9th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Culture, Sport, USA, Volleyball, YMCA

Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, the Director of Physical Education at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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