In a significant political move, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced in 2005 a directive to amend the nation’s constitution, paving the way for presidential challengers in the forthcoming fall elections.

In a landmark case that captured national attention, a jury in Amarillo, Texas, delivered a decisive verdict in 1998, rejecting an $11 million lawsuit filed by a group of Texas cattlemen against media mogul Oprah Winfrey.

A year after agreeing to free elections, Nicaragua’s leftist Sandinista government loses at the polls.

In 1987, the Tower Commission, a panel established by President Ronald Reagan to investigate the Iran-Contra affair, released a scathing report that highlighted significant failures in the administration's oversight of national security operations.

The last U.S. Marines sent to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force leave Beirut, the war-torn Lebanese capital where some 250 of the original 800 Marines lost their lives during the problem-plagued 18-month mission.

Allied troops who had recaptured the imperial capital of Hue from the North Vietnamese during the Tet Offensive discover the first mass graves in Hue.

Historic Announcement: Britain Joins the Nuclear Club In a momentous revelation on February 28, 1952, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that the United Kingdom successfully developed its own atomic bomb, marking a significant milestone in the post-war era and altering the landscape of international relations.

On February 26, an ammunition dump on the Philippine island of Corregidor is blown up by a remnant of the Japanese garrison, causing more American casualties on the eve of U.

In a significant measure aimed at restoring order in the aftermath of the Second World War, authorities across the nation announced a midnight curfew for nightclubs, bars, and other venues of entertainment.

In a stunning turn of events at the 1942 Academy Awards, "How Green Was My Valley," directed by John Ford, took home the coveted Oscar for Best Picture, overshadowing some of the most iconic films in cinematic history.