The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty’]
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6 February 1840
Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi’]
5 February 1924
The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Time_Signal’]
4 February 2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook’]
5 February 1931
The Hawke’s Bay earthquake, New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, kills 258. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_Hawke%27s_Bay_earthquake’]
2 February 1982
Hama massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Hama_massacre’]
1 February 2004
Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj#Failures_in_crowd_control’]
31 January 1930
3M begins marketing Scotch Tape. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Tape’]
29 January 1959
The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodifestivalen’]