The Man Who Chose His Own Birthday
Born into slavery in February 1818 with no birth record, Frederick Douglass chose February 14 as his birthday, reclaiming the identity bondage tried to steal.
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Free at Last: The Day Mandela Walked Out of Prison
On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison after 27 years, fist raised, and set South Africa on the road to democracy.
The Night They Burned Their Own Ship
On February 16, 1804, a 25-year-old American lieutenant sailed into Tripoli harbor in disguise and burned the captured frigate USS Philadelphia so the enemy could never sail her.