TWiH: February 26-March 1, 2024

This week in History

Monday: on February 26, 1949

The first nonstop circumnavigation by air took off. BItH Unit 17, Section 51: Circumnavigating the Globe

Tuesday: on February 27, 272

Constantine the Great was born. BItH Unit 6, Peoples VI: Roman Empire

Wednesday: on February 28, 1525

Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec king, was killed by Cortés. BItH Unit 11, Peoples XI: Aztecs

Thursday: on February 29, 1692

Arrest warrants were issued for the first women accused in the Salem Witch Trials. BItH Unit 21, Section 63: Witch Hunts

Friday: on March 1, 1815

Napoleon returned from his first isolation on the island of Elba. BItH Unit 24, Section 71: Napoleon

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