Fun Facts

The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period.

February Milestones:

• Feb 4, 2004 - Facebook launched as “TheFacebook.com”. • Feb 6, 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the British throne. • Feb 7, 1964 - The Beatles first arrive in the United States. • Feb 8, 1998 - The first female hockey game in Olympic history took place. Finland defeated Sweden 6-0. • Feb 11, 1928 - The La-Z-Boy reclining chair was invented by Ed Shoemaker. • Feb 18, 2001 - Race car legend Dale Earnhardt was killed in a crash in the last lap of the Daytona 500. • Feb 22, 1956 - Elvis Presley debuted on the music charts with Heartbreak Hotel.