What happened on 22 February?

5 events from the Ever-When timeline, ranked by how much they mattered.

1. 1732 Born: George Washington Commander of the Continental Army; first president of the United States.
2. 1848 French Revolution of 1848 February revolution overthrows Louis-Philippe and proclaims the Second Republic.
3. 1986 People Power Revolution Nonviolent mass protests in the Philippines overthrow Ferdinand Marcos.
4. 2011 Christchurch earthquake M6.3 shock devastates New Zealand's second city.
5. 1787 Assembly of Notables rejects tax reform Facing bankruptcy after the American war, Louis XVI summons France's grandees to approve a land tax that would finally reach the privileged orders. They refuse — and the search for