This Day in History: February 21st

Here are 10 historical events that took place on February 21st, listed in chronological order:

1. 1437: James I of Scotland is assassinated at the Blackfriars Monastery in Perth, Scotland.
2. 1804: The first self-propelling steam locomotive, designed by Richard Trevithick, is demonstrated in London.
3. 1848: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish “The Communist Manifesto” in London.
4. 1878: The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
5. 1916: World War I: Battle of Verdun begins in France between the French and German forces.
6. 1925: The New Yorker magazine is first published.
7. 1947: Edwin Land demonstrates the first “instant camera,” the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America in New York City.
8. 1965: Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
9. 1972: President Richard Nixon visits the People’s Republic of China, normalizing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
10. 2008: Black Saturday Bushfires: A series of bushfires ignite across the Australian state of Victoria, claiming at least 173 lives in the deadliest bushfire disaster in Australian history.

These events span various centuries and cover a range of historical, scientific, cultural, and political developments.

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