1855 – Michigan State University established
1934 – The four-day February Uprising, sometimes called the Austrian Civil War, begins
1964 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen
1964 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
1981 – Pete Squires sets record for 1575 steps of Empire State Building, 10m
2012 – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected President of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote
2013 – North Korea allegedly conducts its third nuclear test, saying it was a nuclear device that could be weaponized
2016 – Fiji becomes the first country to ratify the UN climate deal (signed Paris, December 2015)
2019 – US national debt tops 22 trillion for the first time according to US Treasury
2023 – Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC, QB