Cleveland History
February 18, 1851 – The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad was completed, creating the first direct rail link between Cleveland and Cincinnati and marking a milestone in Ohio’s transportation and economic development.
February 18, 1931 – Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved and other acclaimed works, was born in Lorain, Ohio. She would become one of the most celebrated writers in American literary history.
World History
February 16, 1923 – English archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, revealing one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.
February 18, 1930 – Pluto was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, expanding the known boundaries of the solar system at the time.
February 19, 1942 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, leading to the internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
February 21, 1965 – Civil rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. His death became a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
February 22, 1948 – The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia staged a coup d’état, leading to the establishment of a Soviet-aligned communist government, marking a key moment in the Cold War.
