The calendar
February 10 marks the beginning this; it ends with a Lantern Festival
Lunar (Chinese) New Year
This American abolitionist who rests in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester was born on Feb 1, 1818.
Federick Douglass
She was the first black woman known to refuse to give up her seat in protest of segregation
Claudette Colvin
Which English poet wrote a sonnet that includes the famous line, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The odds of being born on a leap day
about 1 in 1,500
Our neighbors to the North celebrate this on February 15th
National Flag of Canada Day
The 40th president, born on Feb. 6, 1911
Ronald Reagan
He was the first African American to host a TV show
Nat King Cole
He is most known for a famous nonsensical tale written for a little girl, but he also wrote a poem titled "A Valentine":
"A touching Valentine at last the post shall carry, When thirteen days are gone and past of February."
Lewis Carroll
It was in February 1964 when this group made their first American television appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” Over 73 million Americans watched!
The Beatles
Occurring on the second Sunday in February
Superbowl
These two famous historical figures share a birthday on Feb. 12 - one famous for his work in biology, one a former president
He was the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year
Stevie Wonder
This figure can actually be traced all the way back to 700 B.C., to the Greek god of love named Eros
Cupid
This space shuttle broke apart just 16 minutes after launch on Feb 1, 2003
Columbia
February is now the second month in our Gregorian calendar, but in the Roman calendar, it was this
This amusing man was born Feb. 14th - his invention is a staple at fairs and amusement parks today
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., invented the Ferris Wheel
He was the first Black justice to serve on the US Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
This decade was the first that Valentine's Day cards were mass-produced in the U.S.
1840s
February is the only month that could go without having this... a relief for closet werewolves and ERs?
Full moon
Februalia was the Roman festival of this
purification
The 1st Afro-American to win Academy award was born on February 20, 1927
Sidney Poitier
She was the first African American to win an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel
This chocolate company (that has an even more iconic candy for a holiday that follows) started the heart-shaped box chocolate trend in 1861
Cadbury
On February 2, 1848, U.S. and Mexico signed this treaty, which ended their war. The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million in exchange for California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo