The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is one of…
History
11 February 2001
A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star. The Anna Kournikova virus was…
10 February 1996
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time. Deep Blue was a supercomputer developed by IBM that made history by…
9 February 1986
Halley’s Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. Halley’s Comet is one of the most famous comets known to humanity. It’s named after the…
8 February 1950
The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established. The Stasi, short for “Ministry for State Security” (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit), was the official…
7 February 2009
Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history. The bushfires that ravaged Victoria, Australia on February 7, 2009, are…
6 February 1840
Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony. The Treaty of Waitangi is a crucial document in the history of…
5 February 1907
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world’s first synthetic plastic. Bakelite is a type of thermosetting plastic that was developed by…
4 February 1789
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. George Washington (1732-1799) was an American military…
3 February 1913
The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax. The Sixteenth Amendment to…