All Events

Historical Events on February 21

  • The Communist Manifesto

    1848

    Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto.

  • Battle of Valverde

    1862

    American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.

  • Battle of Verdun

    1916

    World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.

  • Spanish Civil War

    1937

    The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    1945

    World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea and damage the USS Saratoga.

  • Winston Churchill

    1952

    The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".

  • Sino-American relations

    1972

    United States President Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.

  • Luna 20

    1972

    The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.

  • John N. Mitchell

    1975

    Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.

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