History of February

Beta van Emmerich, Linnea Wrede

Did you know that the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in February 1935 or that the game Monopoly first came on the market in February 1932? More events happened in February but we chose these because we thought they were the most interesting If you want to know more about important events in February we recommend researching on your own!

The first event was the release of the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on February 4th, 1938, which was produced by Walt Disney productions. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a popular fairy tale written by the brothers Grimm, who wrote most of today's fairy tales. There are many films and series of Snow White but the first one was very popular and remained the highest-grossing film for three years after its release. In only the US and Canada it made 3.5 million dollars. With inflation, this would be $418 million today Disney also made more films using the stories of the brothers Grimm

Monopoly

On February 6th, 1935 the first game of monopoly went on sale. Elizabeth Maggie invented a monopoly with the name “The Landlord's Game” In this popular game, people invest and sell their streets and houses There are a few different versions of how to play the game but most of them take over an hour depending on the number of players playing. To play you need at least 2 players. The game was bought by the Parker brothers and until today it is one of their most popular games When they bought the game its price was $2; now it costs $25