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February was a month.
By year
20th century
In 1906, the Dreadnought was launched by the Royal Navy, sparking an arms race between the United Kingdom and Imperial Germany. In the longer term, this lead to the development much more powerful weapons throughout the rest of the 20th century. (AUDIO: Peace in Our Time [+]Loading...["Peace in Our Time (audio story)"])
In 1913, news reached England that Captain Robert Scott had died shortly after completing his journey from Cardiff to Antarctica. (AUDIO: The Fog)
In 1918, the first thirteen days of February were skipped by Russia as the country moved from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar: 31 January was immediately followed by 14 February. These days were purchased by Anastasia Romanov for the Thirteen-Day Republic. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])
In 1936, the Japanese First Infantry Division launched a revolt in Tokyo, killing many government officials and civil servants. The revolt was ultimately put down by imperial decree, but influenced changes to government policy, primarily related to Japanese intentions towards China. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)"])
In 1941, as the Blitz was ongoing, the Luftwaffe moved its attention away from London in favour of other English cities. While this offered the capital some respite, Winston Churchill lamented that it did not alleviate Britain's collective suffering. (AUDIO: Human Conflict [+]Loading...["Human Conflict (audio story)"]) The testing phase of the Nazis' Hartung Project concluded on 28 February, though it ran into complications after Emil Hartung died in a crash at midnight. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])
In 1942, in the second week of the month, Japan invaded Singapore and the outlying island of Kenga. Outmatched, British and Indian forces had to evacuate in a humiliating capitulation. (AUDIO: The Forsaken [+]Loading...["The Forsaken (audio story)"])
In 1944, Pilot Officer Randolph Wright, the uncle of Polly Wright, was shot down and killed over occupied France. (AUDIO: Resistance [+]Loading...["Resistance (audio story)"])
In 1945, the RAF and USAF launched an airborne attack on the German city of Dresden, setting the place ablaze with incendiary bombs. (PROSE: The Turing Test [+]Loading...["The Turing Test (novel)"]) A V2 rocket hit Piccadilly in the same month. (AUDIO: Churchill Victorious [+]Loading...["Churchill Victorious (audio story)"])
In 1974, the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller arrived in Britain. (AUDIO: The Curse of the Fugue [+]Loading...["The Curse of the Fugue (audio story)"])
21st century
Fitz Kreiner once spent several days in February 2001 trying to catch up with the Eighth Doctor in Belgium. During this same time, Anji Kapoor met Fitz and the Eighth Doctor, beginning her travels in the TARDIS after the death of her boyfriend, Dave Young. (PROSE: Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"])
