Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion.

Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner’s Rebellion.

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Saint Lucia gains independence

On February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia gained independence from the United Kingdom, becoming a sovereign nation.

Read the Constitution of Saint Lucia.

Justice Felix Frankfurter died

On February 22, 1965, US Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter died in Washington, DC. Learn more about Felix Frankfurter from Oyez.

Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovich impeached

Ukraine's Euromaidan Revolution won victory when pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovich was removed from office by the Verkhovna Rada on February 22, 2014. Ukraine's Parliament made the decision to remove the former president after protesters took over multiple presidential buildings. Yanukovich fled to Russia, and Russia would annex the Crimean Peninsula weeks later. Learn more about Euromaidan.