1. In 1865, the Washington National Cathedral was chartered by Congress. The cathedral, which took over 80 years to complete, is one of the largest cathedrals in the world and is a prominent landmark in Washington, D.C.

2. On February 21, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the FBI Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, which still serves as the FBI headquarters, was designed by architect John Russell Pope and is considered a masterpiece of Art Deco architecture.

3. In 1965, the Malcolm X House at 2732 W Street in Washington, D.C. was firebombed. Malcolm X had lived in the house during the 1950s when he was a minister at the Nation of Islam's mosque in the city. The house was later restored and is now a National Historic Landmark.

4. February 21, 1985, was the start of the three-day Washington for Jesus rally, which drew an estimated 250,000 participants to the National Mall. The event was organized by a coalition of conservative Christian groups and featured a call for prayer and repentance for the nation's sins.

5. On February 21, 1996, a federal judge ruled that the Washington, D.C. school system had violated the rights of thousands of special education students by failing to provide them with the services required by law. The ruling resulted in significant changes to the D.C. school system and increased federal oversight of special education services.