1923: The last U.S. troops, who had been in Germany since the end of World War I, left. The day before, however, French troops began an occupation of Germany's Ruhr area after Germany proved unable to make the reparation payments it was required to do under the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war. Read more on HistoryNet.com.
Also today in history:
49 BC: Declaring "Alia iacta est (the die is cast)," Gaius Julius Caesar led the vanguard of his army across the Rubicon River, defying Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and plunging Rome into civil war. Read "Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus" on HistoryNet.com.
1916: The Russian Caucasus Army, under Gen. Nikolai Yudenich, launched an offensive that defeats Abdul Kerim Pasha's Ottoman Third Army and takes the strategic city of Erzurum on Feb. 12.
1941: Counterattacking Greeks during World War II took Kleisura, Albania, from the Italians. What happened in Greece after the war? Read a short history of the Greek civil war on HistoryNet.com.
