Fascinating February 21 Historical Events

Discover the most fascinating historical events that took place on February 21 throughout history. From significant moments to lesser-known facts, this video will take you on a journey through time on this date in history. Expand your knowledge and learn something new about February 21!
1431 Joan of Arc's first day of interrogation during her trial for heresy
1440 The Prussian Confederation is formed
1782 US Congress resolves establishment of a US mint
1792 US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act
1828 1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix", published
1842 1st known sewing machine patented in US by John Greenough of Washington, D.C.
1857 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
1858 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
1862 Kit Carson and Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Valverde, Confederate Arizona (now New Mexico)
1864 1st US Catholic parish church for black worshippers dedicated in Baltimore
1866 Lucy B. Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree
1878 World's 1st telephone directory issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)
1885 Washington Monument dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1887 Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday
1895 North Caroline Legislature adjourns for the day to mark the passing of Frederick Douglass
1901 In Cuba, the constitutional delegates adopt a constitution much like that of the USA
1902 Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, performs his 1st brain operation
1903 Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, D.C.
1917 British troopship SS Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 646 die
1918 The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo (Cincinnati, Ohio)
1922 Airship "Rome" explodes at Hampton Roads, Virginia; 34 die
1922 Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state
1925 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published
1931 Alka Seltzer introduced
1937 Initial flight of the first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman's Arrowbile
1947 1st instant developing camera demonstrated by Edwin Land at the Optical Society of America in NYC
1961 Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry Test reaches 172 km
1965 Civil rights activist and Muslim minister Malcolm X is shot dead by Nation of Islam followers at Audubon Ballroom in New York City
1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand”
1972 Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to visit China, normalizing relations between the countries in a meeting with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing
1975 Watergate figures John Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman & John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2½-8 yrs for conspiracy and obstruction of justice
1981 Charles Rocket clearly says “f—" on "Saturday Night Live”
1988 Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation
1991 USSR announces that Iraq has agreed to a proposal to end the Gulf War, but the US calls the plan unacceptable
2003 Bill Maher's political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" debuts on HBO
2014 US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama
2022 Russian leader Vladimir Putin recognizes Russia-backed separatists in two Ukrainian regions, ordering in troops for "peacekeeping functions"
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