Portal:Garetolia/This month in history/February

1 Feb 1805 – Filan is discovered by British explorers.
19 Feb 1840 – As a result of troubles in the German Empire, the Great German Migration begins.
13 Feb 1888 – The first Independence Protests begin.
19 Feb 1925 – The 1924-25 Great Garetolian Wildfire is contained.
4 Feb 1951 – 84 people are killed and 4 are injured in an explosion in an office building in Ule'eka.
19 Feb 1979 – The rest of the "Big 5", China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom (the latter under pressure by the two former), recognize Garetolia as a sovereign state, officially allowing Garetolia to join the United Nations. 24 Feb 2006 – Malawi recognizes Garetolia as a sovereign state, as the 192nd to do so.