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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Thursday, February 28, 1901. Wars proving easier to start, than stop.

Negotiations took place at Middleburg between Lord Kitchener and Boer General Louis Botha.

They would fail.

The Army established the Army Nurse Corps.

The all female Army branch reflected a growing societal emphasis on professionalism as well as the growing role of women in society.

The United States Congress rejected the proposed agreement that had been signed by the United States Department of the Interior with the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, and negotiations had to begin again.

Chemist Linus Pauling was born in Portland Oregon.

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Tuesday, February 26, 1901. Boxer executions.