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February 2000 Disasters

Feb. 14, southwestern Ga.: Series of tornadoes struck the southwestern part of the state. Eighteen people were killed and more than 100 were injured.Feb. 26, southern Philippines: 2 buses…

February 2001 Disasters

Feb. 9, nr. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: U.S. submarine Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing boat, which quickly sank. Twenty-six of the people aboard were rescued; nine…

Sara Teasedale: February

FebruaryThey spoke of him I love With cruel words and gay; My lips kept silent guard On all I could not say.I heard, and down the street The lonely trees in the square Stood in the…

Phenomena, 2006: February

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenon Hour3Venus appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves toward its greatest elongation west of the Sun from a position east of…

Phenomena, 2005: February

FebruaryFor terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenon Hour2LAST QUARTER07002Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion.…

February 2008 Phenomena

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Antares, the brightest star in the…

Phenomena, 2007: February

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Pallas, the second-largest asteroid…

February Temperature Extremes

The highest temperature ever recorded for the month of February occurred on February 3, 1963, in Montezuma, Ariz. (elevation 735 ft), where the temperature reached 105°F. The lowest temperature…

February Revolution, in French history

(Encyclopedia) February Revolution, 1848, French revolution that overthrew the monarchy of Louis Philippe and established the Second Republic. General dissatisfaction resulted partly from the king's…

Goremykin, Ivan Longinovich

(Encyclopedia) Goremykin, Ivan LonginovichGoremykin, Ivan Longinovichēvänˈ lən-gēˈnəvĭch gəryĭmĭˈkĭn [key], 1839–1917, Russian statesman. A conservative, he was (1895–99) interior minister under Czar…