The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL. Date: February 23, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Parliamentary elections are held in Djibouti. Date: February 23, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Atlas Air Flight 3591, a Boeing 767 freighter, crashes into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three people on board. Date: February 23, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American citizen, is shot and murdered by three white men after visiting a house under construction while jogging at a neighborhood in Satilla Shores near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia. Date: February 23, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…
Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador. Date: February 23, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
A snap election is held in Germany. Date: February 23, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908. Date: February 22, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. Date: February 22, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)
After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.[citation needed] Date: February 22, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable. Date: February 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)