February is an odd month in itself being that every four years, it has 29 days instead of the usual 28.  Aside from that brain twister (try explaining to kids that sometimes there are 366 days in a year, yikes!), February comes right after January; the month where resolutions are made and broken and people lose hope after a solid three days. Speaking of hope, February also comes with the exciting holiday (for couples), Valentine’s Day.  While most people only think of these staples for February, below is a list of other important events that occurred between February 1^st and 28^th.

February 1^st, 2004- Janet Jackson flashed the crowd (caused by Justin Timberlake) during the Super Bowl half time show.

February 2^nd, 1893- Sears opened its first store.

February 3^rd, 1959- Rock ‘n’ Roll singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) were killed in a plane crash.

February 4^th, 2004- Facebook network was founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

February 5^th, 1922- Readers Digest was first published.

February 6^th, 1926- The first doughnut making machine was created.

February 7^th, 1964- The Beatles arrived on their first visit to the United States.

February 8^th, 1910- The Boy Scouts of America, was founded.

February 9^th, 1961- President Kennedy asked Congress to approve a health insurance program (The Medicare Program).

February 10^th, 1763- The French and Indian War can to an end.

February 11^th, 1945- President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement.

February 12^th, 1958 -The first Trans-Atlantic passenger jetliner service started.

February 13^th, 1960- France became the world’s fourth atomic power.

February 14^th, 1948- NASCAR held its first race for modified stock cars on a 3.2 mile-course at Daytona Beach.

February 15^th, 1982- The world’s largest oil rig (The Ocean Ranger) sank in the North Atlantic.

February 16^th, 1968- The first 911 emergency telephone system was created in Haleyville, Alabama.

February 17^th, 1911- The first electric self-start was installed in a Cadillac.

February 18^th, 2001- Dale Earnhardt died in a crash during the Daytona 500.

February 19^th, 2008- Fidel Castro retired as President of Cuba.

February 20^th, 1986- The Soviet Union launched the world’s biggest space station, Mir.

February 21^st, 1995- Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

February 22^nd, 1997 -Scottish scientists announced the first cloned sheep (Dolly).

February 23^rd, 1954- Polio vaccines started in United States.

February 24^th, 1942- Voice of America went on the air for the first time.

February 25^th, 2010- 75% of the world’s population used mobile phones.

February 26^th, 1919- Congress established Grand Canyon National Park.

February 27^th, 1922- The Nineteenth Amendment to The Constitution was passed.

February 28^th, 1954- The DNA Double Helix was discovered.