January 22 - February 5: Chinese New Year (also called Lunar New Year). To prepare for this major holiday, people clean their homes, buy new shoes and clothing (especially in red), and get new haircuts. The biggest event is the New Year dinner, an elaborate meal that celebrates family ties. The Lunar New Year is celebrated by Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese, among others, all over the world with music, dance, costumes, and firecrackers.

February 5: Constitution Day in Mexico.

February 7: Grenada Independence Day

February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.

February 12, 1809: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday - Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He is remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War and freeing Confederate slaves with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and for delivering the Gettysburg Address.

February 14: Frederick Douglass Day - On this day in 1895, the famed African-American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer died of a heart attack in his adopted hometown of Washington, D.C.

February 18: Presidents' Day - On the third Monday in February Americans remember the achievements of two of the nation's greatest presidents. Students across the country learn about the achievements and contributions of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays both were in February. The day is sometimes understood as a celebration of the birthdays and lives of all U.S. presidents.

Feb. 20, 1872: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.

February 18-22: Random Acts of Kindness Week - This week can be a springboard for action, a time to focus on goodness and act upon thoughts of generosity that arise spontaneously from the heart.

February 22, 1732: George Washington’s Birthday.

February 22: St. Lucia Independence Day

February 23: W.E.B. DuBois Birthday: American civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born this day in 1868. He was the first African-American to hold a Doctorate.

February 24: Flag Day in Mexico.

February 25, 1964: On this day in 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout.

February 27: Dominican Republic Independence Day and beginning of Dominican Carnival. The pre-Lenten celebration coincides with the anniversary of the Dominican Republic’s Independence from Haiti.

February 5: Constitution Day in Mexico.

February 5: Chinese New Year (also called Lunar New Year). To prepare for this major holiday, people clean their homes, buy new shoes and clothing (especially in red), and get new haircuts. The biggest event is the New Year dinner, an elaborate meal that celebrates family ties. The Lunar New Year is celebrated by Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese, among others, all over the world with music, dance, costumes, and firecrackers.

February 7: Grenada Independence Day

February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.

February 12, 1809: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday - Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He is remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War and freeing Confederate slaves with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and for delivering the Gettysburg Address.

February 14: Frederick Douglass Day - On this day in 1895, the famed African-American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer died of a heart attack in his adopted hometown of Washington, D.C.

February 18: Presidents' Day - On the third Monday in February Americans remember the achievements of two of the nation's greatest presidents. Students across the country learn about the achievements and contributions of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays both were in February. The day is sometimes understood as a celebration of the birthdays and lives of all U.S. presidents.

Feb. 20, 1872: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.

February 18-22: Random Acts of Kindness Week - This week can be a springboard for action, a time to focus on goodness and act upon thoughts of generosity that arise spontaneously from the heart.

February 22, 1732: George Washington’s Birthday.

February 22: St. Lucia Independence Day

February 23: W.E.B. DuBois Birthday: American civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born this day in 1868. He was the first African-American to hold a Doctorate.

February 24: Flag Day in Mexico.

February 25, 1964: On this day in 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout.

February 27: Dominican Republic Independence Day and beginning of Dominican Carnival. The pre-Lenten celebration coincides with the anniversary of the Dominican Republic’s Independence from Haiti.

February 5: Constitution Day in Mexico.

February 5: Chinese New Year (also called Lunar New Year). To prepare for this major holiday, people clean their homes, buy new shoes and clothing (especially in red), and get new haircuts. The biggest event is the New Year dinner, an elaborate meal that celebrates family ties. The Lunar New Year is celebrated by Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese, among others, all over the world with music, dance, costumes, and firecrackers.

February 7: Grenada Independence Day

February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.

February 12, 1809: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday - Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He is remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War and freeing Confederate slaves with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and for delivering the Gettysburg Address.

February 14: Frederick Douglass Day - On this day in 1895, the famed African-American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer died of a heart attack in his adopted hometown of Washington, D.C.

February 18: Presidents' Day - On the third Monday in February Americans remember the achievements of two of the nation's greatest presidents. Students across the country learn about the achievements and contributions of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays both were in February. The day is sometimes understood as a celebration of the birthdays and lives of all U.S. presidents.

Feb. 20, 1872: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.

February 18-22: Random Acts of Kindness Week - This week can be a springboard for action, a time to focus on goodness and act upon thoughts of generosity that arise spontaneously from the heart.

February 22, 1732: George Washington’s Birthday.

February 22: St. Lucia Independence Day

February 23: W.E.B. DuBois Birthday: American civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born this day in 1868. He was the first African-American to hold a Doctorate.

February 24: Flag Day in Mexico.

February 25, 1964: On this day in 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout.

February 27: Dominican Republic Independence Day and beginning of Dominican Carnival. The pre-Lenten celebration coincides with the anniversary of the Dominican Republic’s Independence from Haiti.