This week in history #6

Last week's photos:
2003 Columbia
1870 15th Amendment
1913 16th Amendment
1985 UN Convention Against Torture

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

For week #6

February 7, ____ - British novelist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England.

February 8, ____ - The Boy Scouts of America, modeled after the British Boy Scouts, was founded in Washington DC.

February 11, ____ - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini granted political independence to Vatican City, an area of about 110 acres, with the Pope as sovereign.

February 11, ____ - In South Africa, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years of a life sentence. He later became president of South Africa.