A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita in Mexico kills 65 miners. Palau, Mexico — Fermin was a mechanic, not a coal…
18 February 1930
Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto. Pluto, once believed to be the ninth planet, is discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W….
17 February 1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War starts. On February 17, 1979, troops from the People’s Republic of China attacked the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in what became known…
16 February 1985
Hezbollah is founded. The ideology of Hezbollah has been summarized as Shiite radicalism. Hezbollah was largely formed with the aid of the Ayatollah Khomeini’s followers…
15 February 1971
The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day. February 15, 1971 All change as Britain switches to decimal currency Britain said farewell to…
14 February 1929
Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone’s gang, are murdered in Chicago in what became know as the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre….
13 February 1955
Israel gets four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls. On February 13, 1955, Israels prime minister, Moshe Sharett, held a press conference to announce that…
12 February 1961
The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 to fly to the planet, Venus. Venera 1, the first spacecraft to fly past Venus, was launched by the…
11 February 1942
The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore during World War II. The Battle of Bukit Timah, which took place on the 11 February…
10 February 1996
The IBM supercomputer, Deep Blue, defeats Garry Kasparov in chess. Deep Blue and Kasparov played each other on two occasions. The first match began on…