On February 22nd, 1855, the Pennsylvania State University was founded.

On February 21st, 1431, the trial of Joan of Arc began.

On February 20th, 1547, Edward VI was crowned King of England at the age of nine.

On February 19th, 1915, the Battle of Gallipoli began.

On February 18th, 1229, Emperor Frederick II signed a truce, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem for the Holy Roman Empire.

On February 17th, 1621, Miles Standish was appointed first commander of the Plymouth colony.

On February 16th, 1940, 299 British prisoners were freed from the German tanker Altmark by soldiers from the HMS Cossack.

On February 14th, 1898, The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads to the Spanish-American War.

On February 14th, 1879, The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.

On February 13th, 1633, Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.

On February 12th, 1541, Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.

On February 11th, 1531, Henry VIII of England was recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.

On February 10th, 1863, the world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City.

On February 9th, 1621, Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.

On February 8th, 1693, The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter.

On February 7th, 1863, the HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.

On February 6th, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi, the founding document of New Zealand, was signed.

On February 5th, 1919, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.

On February 4th, 1789 George Washington is unanimously elected to be the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.