Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.

Emperor Gaozu of HanEmperor of ChinaHan dynasty

Khosrow II is executed by Mihr Hormozd under the orders of Kavadh II.

Khosrow IIMihr HormozdKavadh II

The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.

Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)

The siege of Jaén ends in the context of the Spanish Reconquista resulting in the Castilian takeover of the city from the Taifa of Jaen.

Siege of Jaén (1245-46)Reconquista

Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.

AztecCuauhtémocHernán Cortés

The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.

National CovenantEdinburgh

Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.

March 1Swedish calendar

Battle of Helsingborg: 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.

Battle of HelsingborgJørgen RantzauMagnus Stenbock

John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.

John WesleyMethodism

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec).

Robert Nelson (insurrectionist)PatriotesLower CanadaQuebec

A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.

USS Princeton (1843)Potomac RiverUnited States Cabinet

The Battle of the Sacramento River during the Mexican-American War is a decisive victory for the United States leading to the capture of Chihuahua.

Battle of the Sacramento RiverMexican-American WarChihuahua City

Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay, four months 22 days after leaving New York Harbor.

SteamboatSS California (1848)San Francisco BayNew York Harbor

Seventy years of Holy See-United States relations are ended by a Congressional ban on federal funding of diplomatic envoys to the Vatican and are not restored until January 10, 1984.

Holy See-United States relationsUnited States CongressDiplomacyDiplomatic rank

The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.

Bulgarian ExarchateAbdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire

One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.

PerjuryTichborne caseTichborne baronets

The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.)

American Telephone and Telegraph Company

The USS Indiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.

USS Indiana (BB-1)Indiana-class battleshipBattleshipUnited States Navy

Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.

Ranavalona IIIMadagascar

The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.

Second Boer WarSiege of Ladysmith

S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal

S.L. BenficaPortugal

The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

ProtectorateEgyptUnilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence

The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.

1925 Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake

Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.

GleichschaltungReichstag Fire DecreeReichstag fire

DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.

DuPontWallace CarothersNylon

The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.

DordWebster's Dictionary

Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).

BasketballBroadcasting of sports eventsFordham RamsPittsburgh Panthers men's basketballMadison Square Garden

The heavy cruiser USS Houston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMAS Perth which lost 375 men.

USS Houston (CA-30)Battle of Sunda StraitHMAS Perth (D29)

February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.

February 28 IncidentTaiwan