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’]
28 January 1932
Japanese forces attack Shanghai. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_28_incident’]
27 January 1996
Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Holocaust_Remembrance_Day’]
26 January 1992
Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin’]