Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission. Thermionic emission is a phenomenon where electrons are emitted from a heated surface or material. This emission occurs when the…
12 February 1909
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…
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…