Feb. 17. 1942: Silent indoor commemoration of martyred compatriots leaves public places deserted, Oslo, Norway. 1970: 76 are arrested and 20 injured in a downtown confrontation between Seattle police and an anti-war demonstration organized by the Seattle Liberation Front.

Feb. 18. 1867: Nonviolent resistance to Austrian oppression results in separate constitution, Hungary. 1961: 4,000 sit down at Ministry of Defense in Committee of 100's first public demonstration, London.

Feb. 19. 1889: Quileut Indian reservation (at La Push, WA) established. 1942: Concentration camps are set up to intern 112,000 citizens of Japanese ancestry in the U.S., ten weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 1977: 40,000 demonstrate against nuclear power, Brokdorf, West Germany. 1991: 6,000 rally against Gulf War, Brisbane, Australia.

Feb. 20. 1942: Norwegian teachers begin successful nonviolent strike against Nazification of schools. 1956: U.S. rejects Soviet proposal to ban nuclear weapons tests and deployment. 1984: Supreme Court upholds ruling that 12 acres taken by Port of Tacoma, worth $112 million, belong to the Puyallup Indians.

Feb. 21. 1934: Augusto C. Sandino, hero of Nicaraguan independence, assassinated in Managua. 1965: Malcolm X assassinated, New York City. 1994: Government officials and Zapatistas begin peace talks in Chiapas, Mexico.

Feb. 22. 1732: Birth of George Washington, last U.S. President who could not tell a lie. 1974: Sam Lovejoy topples weather tower for proposed nuclear power plant, Montague, Massachusetts. 1995: Britain and Northern Ireland announce peace plan.

Feb. 23. 1868: Birth of black nationalist W.E.B. DuBois. 1883: American Anti-Vivisection Society formed in Pennsylvania.