On This Day In History, 1 February
Eddie Adams infamous Nguyen Van Lem photo taken in 1968, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003, Lisa Marie Presley was born in 1968, and more…
February
The second and shortest month of the year, February usually has 28 days but, in a Leap Year, it has 29 days
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On This Day In History, 2 February
The Battle Of Stalingrad ended in 1943, Ulysses the novel was 1st published in 1922, Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols died in 1979, and...
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On This Day In History, 3 February
F W De Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC in 1990, Lord Lucan death certificate finally issued in 2016, American jockey Billy Shoemaker retired...
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On This Day In History, 4 February
Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt in 1971, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange was founded in 1971, Facebook was launched in 2004, and more…
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On This Day In History, 5 February
The Welcome Stranger 100kg gold nugget was found in 1869, Laker Airways went bankrupt in 1982, Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985, and more…
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On This Day In History, 6 February
Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952, the Munich Air Disaster occurred in 1958, Bob Marley was born in 1945 in Jamaica, and more…
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On This Day In History, 7 February
The IRA launched a mortar attack on Downing Street in 1991, the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, Eddie Izzard was born in 1962, and...
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On This Day In History, 8 February
Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in 1587, the last of the crew of Skylab returned to Earth in 1974, James Dean was born in...
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On This Day In History, 9 February
The Knights Of Malta celebrated their 900th anniversary in 2013, the Boeing 747 made its maiden flight in 1969, Joe Pesci was born in 1943,...
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On This Day In History, 10 February
The match where Garry Kasparov beat Deep Blue started in 1996, Paris Peace Treaties signed in 1947, Tom & Jerry screen debut in 1940, and...
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On This Day In History, 11 February
1st vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in France in 1858, Nelson Mandela was released in 1990, Jenifer Aniston was born in 1969, and...
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On This Day In History, 12 February
Drug lord El Chapo was found guilty in the US in 2019, the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton ended in 1999, Abraham Lincoln was born...
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On This Day In History, 13 February
The Australian PM apology in 2008, the Stolen Generations, the Guardian Angels were founded in 1979, last #Peanuts comic strip in 2000, and more…
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On This Day In History, 14 February
It’s Saint Valentine's Day, named after the saint who was martyred in 269, the Youtube domain name was activated in 2005, and more…
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On This Day In History, 15 February
The Maple Leaf Flag was adopted as the national flag of Canada in 1965, the UK introduced decimalization in 1971, Matt Groening was born in...
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On This Day In History, 16 February
The earliest known cheque is dated as today in 1659, the Kyoto Protocol came into force in 2005, John McEnroe was born in 1959, and...
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On This Day In History, 17 February
The London Congestion Charge came into effect in 2003, the tomb of Tutankhamun was opened in 1923, Ed Sheeran was born in 1991, and more…
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On This Day In History, 18 February
The icy dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in 1930, the Lincoln County War started in 1878, John Tunstall murdered, and more…
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On This Day In History, 19 February
Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum opened in 2001, the Battle Of Iwo Jima started in 1945, 1st episode of Eastenders in 1985, and more…
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On This Day In History, 20 February
The Mir Space Station was launched in 1986, The Shankill Butchers convicted of 19 murders in 1979, Swan Lake premiered in 1877, and more…
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On This Day In History, 21 February
The Washington Monument was dedicated in 1885, Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965, NASCAR founded in 1948, and more…
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On This Day In History, 22 February
Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by a large earthquake in 2011, Cleopatras Needle erected in New York in 1881, and more…
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On This Day In History, 23 February
The iconic photo, Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima, was taken in 1945, the Liberty Bell was reportedly rung for the final time in 1846,...
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On This Day In History, 24 February
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer engagement was made official in 1981, Fidel Castro retired as the President of Cuba in 2008, and more…
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On This Day In History, 25 February
The Warsaw Pact was disbanded in 1991, Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 1989, Don Bradman died in 2001 aged 92, and more…
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On This Day In History, 26 February
Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from his exile on Elba in 1815, 1st ever episode of Spitting Image in 1984, Johnny Cash was born in 1932, and...
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On This Day In History, 27 February
The British Labour Party was founded in 1900, a huge earthquake hit Chile in 2010, Leonard Nimoy, Spock, died in 2015 aged 83, and more…
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On This Day In History, 28 February
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI became effective in 2013, Operation Desert Shield ended in 1991, Michae lJackson won 8 Grammy Awards in 1984, and...
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On This Day In History, 29 February
As it’s the 29th of February today, it means it’s a Leap Year, The Sound Of Music 1st TV broadcast in 1976, Davy Jones, The...