Sunday, February 28, 2021

On This Day in History

February 28, 2021

Historical Events

1710  In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock

1854  Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin

1915  WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards - at the cost of 50,000 casualties

1947  February 28 Massacre: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror.

1953  Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer)

1991  Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait

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