JAKARTA – A number incident An important and historic event occurred on February 21, among which the money locomotive was first used until Tan Malaka died.
Okezone also summarizes a number of historical events. Here’s the review:
1804 – First Steam Locomotive Used in Wales
On 21 February 1804, Richard Trevithick’s first steam locomotive was used for the first time in Wales. A locomotive is part of a train circuit, where there is an engine to move it.
Usually the locomotive is located at the front of the train series. The operator of a locomotive is called a driver. The driver runs the train based on orders from the train control center via signals located on the edge of the track.
1848 – Publication of the Communist Manifesto
On February 21, 1848, the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was first published.
The Communist Manifesto or also called the Communist Party Manifesto is a work written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, two professors of sociology and leaders of the modern labor movement.
Initially this manifesto was addressed to the Communist League and was first published on February 21 1848 in London, England.
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1949 – Death of Tan Malaka
Tan Malaka or Ibrahim title Datuk Sutan Malaka died in Selopanggung Village, Kediri, East Java, on February 21 1949 at the age of 51 years. He was an Indonesian independence fighter and figure of the Indonesian Communist Party.
Tan Malaka is also the founder of the Murba Party and is one of Indonesia’s National Heroes.
1958 – Egyptian and Syrian referendum
On February 21, 1958, the people of Egypt and Syria in a referendum approved the establishment of a joint state which was named the United Arab Republic (RPA). Apart from that, the people of both countries also elected Gamal Abdul Naser as president of the newly founded joint country.
Some time later, Yemen also participated in the RPA. The aim of establishing this joint Arab state was specifically to promote the unity of the Arab nations in facing the Zionist regime.
In the United Arab Republic there are separate governments whose policies are determined jointly by a Supreme Council. However, this combined state only lasted three years and disbanded in 1961.