Editing February 21 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Michael I of Russia|Mikhail I]] is unanimously elected [[Tsar]] by a [[Zemsky Sobor|national assembly]], beginning the [[Romanov dynasty]] of [[Imperial Russia]].
*[[1797]] &ndash; A force of 1,400 French soldiers [[Battle of Fishguard|invaded Britain]] at [[Fishguard]] in support of the [[Society of United Irishmen]]. They were defeated by 500 British reservists.
*[[1804]] &ndash; The first self-propelling [[steam locomotive]] makes its outing at the [[Penydarren Ironworks|Pen-y-Darren Ironworks]] in Wales.
*[[1808]] &ndash; Without a previous declaration of war, Russian troops cross the border to Sweden at [[Abborfors]] in eastern Finland, thus beginning the [[Finnish War]], in which Sweden will lose the eastern half of the country (i.e. Finland) to Russia.
*[[1828]] &ndash; Initial issue of the [[Cherokee Phoenix]] is the first periodical to use the [[Cherokee syllabary]] invented by [[Sequoyah]].
*[[1842]] &ndash; John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the [[sewing machine]].
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] publish ''[[The Communist Manifesto]]''.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Mariehamn]], the capital city of [[Åland]], is founded.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Union of the Baltic Cities|editor=Żaboklicki, Paweł|first=Robert|last=Mann|title=Mariehamn Celebrates|page=34|publisher=The UBC Bulletin|number=1|year=2011}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Valverde]] is fought near [[Fort Craig]] in [[New Mexico Territory]].
*[[1874]] &ndash; The ''[[Oakland Daily Tribune]]'' publishes its first edition.
*[[1878]] &ndash; The first [[telephone directory]] is issued in [[New Haven, Connecticut]].
*[[1885]] &ndash; The newly completed [[Washington Monument]] is dedicated.
*[[1896]] &ndash; An Englishman raised in Australia, [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], fought an Irishman, [[Peter Maher (boxer)|Peter Maher]], in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the [[1896 World Heavyweight Championship]] in [[boxing]].