Events in History
- Feb 4 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland
- Feb 22 Battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army
Victory in Battle
Feb 23 Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico; Zachary Taylor leads mostly volunteer troops against larger Mexican Army force; Mexico retreats, both sides claim victory
Birthdays in History
- Feb 8 Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh social reformer, born in Carmarthen, Wales (d. 1902)
Thomas Edison
Feb 11 Thomas Edison, American inventor (lightbulb, phonograph, motion picture camera), born in Milan, Ohio (d. 1931)