World Pulses Day – A day dedicated to recognizing the importance of pulses as a global food source and promoting sustainable farming practices to ensure food security.
National Umbrella Day – A day to celebrate the handy device that helps to protect us from the rain and sun.
Teddy Day – A day in the lead up to Valentine’s Day that encourages the giving and receiving of teddy bears as a token of affection.
1355 – The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, resulting in the deaths of dozens of students and townspeople.
1763 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Seven Years’ War and transferring control of Canada from France to Britain.
1840 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
1933 – The first President of modern Iraq, Abd al-Karim Qasim, is born.
1962 – The Soviet Union exchanges captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
1996 – IBM computer Deep Blue defeats chess world champion Garry Kasparov for the first time in a six-game match.
2005 – North Korea announces that it possesses nuclear weapon
