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This Day in History

Infoplease - This Day in History

Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease

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Updated: 1 hour 19 min ago

Feb 9, 1861: Jefferson Davis was chosen as the president of the Confederate States of America.

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 3:56pm

Feb 8, 1587: Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded.

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 3:44pm

Feb 7, 1795: The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 3:04pm

Feb 6, 1788: Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union.

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 2:10pm

Feb 5, 1811: After George III was declared insane, the Prince of Wales became Prince Regent of England, and later George IV.

Tue, 02/05/2013 - 1:32pm

Feb 4, 1787: Shays's Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers, was defeated.

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 1:16pm

Feb 3, 1870: The 15th Amendment (black suffrage) passed.

Sun, 02/03/2013 - 1:10pm

Feb 2, 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.

Sat, 02/02/2013 - 1:06pm

Feb 1, 1790: The Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time, in New York City.

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:51pm

Jan 31, 1865: Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces.

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 12:48pm

Jan 30, 1933: Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 12:14pm