Darwin, Australia

On 19 February 1942 the Japanese bombed Darwin Australia www.localhistories.org/darwinaus.html 

Copernicus

The great astronomer Nicklaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 www.localhistories.org/copernicus.html 

Mary Tudor

Queen Mary Tudor was born on 18 February 1516. www.localhistories.org/mary.html 

Pluto

On 18 February 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. 

St Olga of Kyiv

Olga of Kyiv was a formidable woman in the early Middle Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc25HATMSjI

Jigsaw Puzzles

John Spilsbury made the first jigsaw puzzle in 1767. He intended to teach geography by cutting maps into pieces but soon people began making jigsaws for entertainment. localhistories.org/a-history-of-toys

The Assyrians

The Assyrians were a warlike people from the north of what is now Iraq. From about 880 BC to 612 BC they ruled a great empire in the Middle East. www.localhistories.org/assyrians.html