The Davis Cup competition is set up in tennis. On February 9, 1900, the solid silver trophy known today as the Davis Cup is first…
8 February 1879
The England cricket team is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney. February 8, 1879. Riots broke out at the Sydney Association Ground…
7 February 2009
Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia. The road into the Victorian town of Kinglake is treacherous at the…
6 February 1951
The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War. Lieutenant General Charles Foulkes, then Chief of the General Staff was in favour of Canada providing…
5 February 1971
The Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission. HOUSTON, Saturday, Feb. 6 — Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Jr. and Ed Mitchell,…
4 February 1974
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst, is…
3 February 1931
New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, The Hawke’s Bay earthquake, kills 258 people. In 1931, New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings….
2 February 1901
The funeral of Queen Victoria. In 1897, Victoria had written instructions for her funeral, which was to be military as befitting a soldier’s daughter and…
1 February 2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. On Feb. 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia broke…
31 January 1968
Nauru gains its independence from Australia. During World War II, Nauru was subject to significant damage from both Axis and Allied forces. On 6 and…