Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services. Date: February 20, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Six people are killed and two injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Date: February 20, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. Date: February 19, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli. Date: February 19, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. Date: February 19, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day…
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. Date: February 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. Date: February 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. Date: February 19, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)