TWiH: February 5-9, 2024

This week in History

Monday: on February 5, 1885

King Leopold II of Belgium established the Congo Free State as a personal territory. BItH Unit 18, Section 54: The Scramble for Africa

Tuesday: on February 6, 1840

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the Māori and British. BItH Unit 23, Peoples XXIII: Maori

Wednesday: on February 7, 2014

Oldest human footprints outside of Africa reported at Happisburgh Beach in England. BItH Unit 2, Section 4: Leaving Africa and Settling Do

Thursday: on February 8, 1725

Tsar Peter the Great of Russia died on the anniversary of the deaths of Tsars Alexis I and Ivan V. BItH Unit 26, Peoples XXVI: Russians

Friday: on February 9, 1950

US Senator McCarthy claimed to have a list of communists working for the US State Department, launching the second red scare. BItH Unit 30, Section 88: The Cold War

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