February
15
Independence
Day
Serbia : February 15 1804
February
15
John Frum Day (Vanuatu)
National Day (Serbia)
National Flag of Canada Day (Canada)
Parinirvana Day, also celebrated
on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism)
Susan B. Anthony Day (United States)
Total Defence Day (Singapore)
Events
1493
– While on board the Niña, Christopher
Columbus writes an open letter
(widely distributed upon his return
to Portugal) describing his discoveries
and the unexpected items he came
across in the New World.
1835 – The first constitutional
law in modern Serbia is adopted.
1879 – Women's rights: American
President Rutherford B. Hayes
signs a bill allowing female attorneys
to argue cases before the Supreme
Court of the United States.
1972 – Sound recordings are granted
U.S. federal copyright protection
for the first time.
1976 – The 1976 Constitution of
Cuba is adopted by national referendum.
1994 – Standard of the President
of Russia is established.
2003 – Protests against the Iraq
war take place in over 600 cities
worldwide. It is estimated that
between 8 million to 30 million
people participate, making this
the largest peace demonstration
in history.
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