This Week in History
February 7, 2002
Former U.S. president George W. Bush announces his plan to use federal funds for “faith-based initiatives.”
February 10, 1763
The Seven Years’ War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France, Great Britain, and Spain.
February 11, 1990
Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years.
