1859
FEB 4 | The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt |  | | is an ancient hand-written copy of the Greek Bible.[1] It is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in the 4th century in uncial letters more info... |
1870
FEB 3 | The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, granting voting rights to citizens regardless of race |  | | This amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from using a citizen's race (this applies to all races[1]), color or previous status as a slave as a voting qualification. The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld this right more info... |
1812
FEB 2 | Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California |  | | Before the colonization of the Americas, Russia was a major supplier of fur-pelts to Western Europe and parts of Asia. Fur was a major Russian export as trade developed in the early Middle Ages, first through the Baltic and Black Seas. With the development of railways... more info... |
-490
FEB 1 | Battle of Marathon [TOP Historical Moment] |  | | Battle of Marathon: the Greeks repel a Persian invasion, securing the survival of Greek culture and science more info... |
1930
JAN 31 | 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape |  | | To cut costs 3M applied the adhesive only to the edges of the tape. A remark was made by a St. Paul automobile detailer that the stingy Scotch bosses needed to put more adhesive on it creating a more robust adhesive. more info... |
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