1455CE
Invention
Gutenberg Bible Printed
Johannes Gutenberg prints the first book using movable type, the Gutenberg Bible.
Daily Chronicle
February 23
3 Historical Records
1836CE
War
Battle of the Alamo Begins
The Siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas, as Mexican forces surround the Texian defenders.
1868CE
Birth
W. E. B. Du Bois Born
W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and civil rights activist who became one of the most important Black intellectuals of the 20th century. He was a founding member of the NAACP and a pioneering advocate for Pan-Africanism.