On This Day in History

On This Date- February 15, 1804, NJ abolished slaveryYearly

On This Date- February 17,1815- the War of 1812 officially endsYearly

On This Date- February 18,1879, a patent was awarded for the design of the Statue of LibertyYearly

On This Date- February 19,1945, Marine Sgt. John Basilone of Rartitan NJ is killed at Iwo JimaYearly

On This Date- February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the 1st American to orbit the EarthYearly

On This Date- February 22,1732 George Washington was bornYearly

On This Date- February 23,1945 the American Flag was raised on Iwo JimaYearly

On This Date- February 24, 1991, Operation Desert Sabre beginsYearly

On This Date- February 26, 1993, the World Trade Center bombing occursYearly

On This Date- February 27,1942, the Battle of the Java SeaYearly