On This Day - February 21th

Submitted by Syrext on February 21, 2025

On This Day 📜 - February 21th

Featured Event:

The Battle of Verdun Began (1916) 🪖

The Battle of Verdun, one of the most devastating engagements of World War I, began.

Other Events:

1848: The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 📕

1925: The American weekly magazine The New Yorker began publication under Harold W. Ross. 📰

1965: Malcolm X, who articulated concepts of racial pride and black nationalism in the United States, was assassinated this day in 1965 and became an ideological hero 🔪

1972: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China, ending a 21-year estrangement between the communist country and the United States. 🇨🇳

Holidays:

Armed Forces Day 🇿🇦

Father Lini Day 🇻🇺

International Mother Language Day 🌍 (UNESCO)

Language Movement Day 🇧🇩

Featured Birthdays:

1924: Robert Mugabe 🇿🇼 (Ex-President)

1937: Harald V 🇳🇴 (King)

1955: Alan Rickman 🇬🇧 (Actor)

1962: David Foster Wallace 🇺🇸 (Author)

Featured Deaths:

1677: Benedict de Spinoza 🇳🇱 (Philosopher)