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2025-03-06

  6th March 1933: Eleanor Roosevelt holds her first press conference as First Lady of the United States

Roosevelt's press conference was exclusively for women reporters. It was the first time a president’s wife had held a press briefing, marking a significant departure from previous ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-03-03

  3rd March 1938: First commercial quantities of oil discovered in Saudi Arabia after engineers drill Dammam Well No. 7

Dammam Well No. 7 well produced 1,585 barrels in its first day, leading to further exploration that revealed vast oil fields in Saudi ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-27

  27th February 1900: Labour Representation Committee founded, marking the start of what would later become the British Labour Party

The Labour Representation Committee aimed to secure parliamentary representation for labour candidates, funded by trade unions. Ramsay MacDonald was appointed secretary, and six years later it adopted the name Labour ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-26

  26th February 1935: Daventry Experiment proves the ability of using radio waves to detect aircraft, heralding the development of radar

Robert Watson-Watt and Arnold Wilkins conducted an experiment using a BBC shortwave radio transmitter located near Daventry, Northamptonshire, and a receiving station was set up in a field around 6 miles away that consisted of two receiving antennae at... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-25

  25th February 1932: Adolf Hitler gains German citizenship, having been stateless for seven years and unable to run for public office

Numerous attempts to secure him German citizenship were attempted over the next few years, but it wasn’t until 1932 that a solution was found when Dietrich Klagges, a Nazi Party member who was serving as the Minister of the Interior for the Free State ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-23

  23rd February 1903: US President Theodore Roosevelt leases Guantanamo Bay from Cuba in perpetuity

Although Cuba retained sovereignty over Guantanamo Bay, the arrangement ensured that the United States maintained a strategic military presence in the Caribbean. The 45 square mile area was selected as most suitable for a naval base and coaling station... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-21

  21st February 1804: World’s first recorded locomotive-hauled railway journey takes place at the Penydarren Ironworks in South Wales

On 21 February 1804, Richard Trevithick’s steam locomotive successfully pulled a load of ten tons of iron, as well as several passengers and workmen, along a 9.75 mile route from Penydarren Ironworks in South Wales in just over 4 ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-19

  19th February 1942: President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, allowing the military to place Japanese Americans in internment camps

Executive Order 9066 was issued two months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour and primarily targeted Japanese Americans, leading to their forced relocation and internment during World War ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-17

  17th February 1936: ‘The Phantom’ comic strip published for the first time, widely regarded as the first costumed superhero

The Phantom's distinctive appearance of a skin-tight purple costume, domino mask, and striped trunks became iconic, influencing later superheroes in comic book ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2025-02-15

  15th February 1965: Canada officially adopts its national flag of a red maple leaf on a white square between two vertical red bars

A special parliamentary committee reviewed over 5,900 submissions, ultimately settling on a design created by historian George F. G. Stanley that featured a stylized red maple leaf with 11 points, with the red and white derived from Canada’s official .... 		  Scott Allsop author