February Fun Facts And Trivia

February has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four. In common years the month has 28 days.
• February is the most misspelled of all the months.
• The violet is the February’s flower. Although there are some that say the primrose is February’s flower.
• Amethyst is the birthstone for the month of February.
February 1 — National Freedom Day commemorated the signing by Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, the joint resolution adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives that proposed the 13th amendment to the Constitution which outlawed slavery in the United States.

February 1st is National Bubble Gum Day

• The Supreme Court of the U.S. met for the first time on February 1, 1790.
• Groundhog Day, celebrated on February 2, came about because of a superstitious idea that if a hibernating animal cast a shadow on February 2nd, winter would last another six weeks. If there was no shadow, spring would come early.
• On February 4, 1861, a temporary committee met at Montgomery, Alabama where they organized a Confederate States of America.
• The U. S. Senate ratified the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War, February 6, 1899
• Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth on February 6, 1952.

• February 8: Fly a Kite Day

• The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910
• On February 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed.
• On February 10, 1962, Astronaut John Glen Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth.
• Sir Frances Drake became the first known Englishman to sail the Pacific. He sailed on February 11, 1578.
• Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.
• On February 14, 1859 Oregon became the 33rd state to join the Union.
• Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912.
• February 14: Valentine’s Day

• February 14: National Ferris Wheel Day
• February 17th: Presidents Day (third Monday)
• The U. S. acquired the Florida territory from Spain on February 22, 1819.
• February 22: George Washington’s Birthday
• February 23, 1945 – Marines raised the U.S.Flag over Iwo Jima.