The Davis Cup competition is established. The Davis Cup is the premier international team competition in men’s tennis, organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)….
8 February 1950
The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established. The Stasi (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit or MfS) was the notorious secret police agency of East…
7 February 2009
Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history. The 2009 Victorian bushfires, commonly known as Black Saturday, were among…
6 February 1778
New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States, adopted…
5 February 1971
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Apollo 14, the eighth crewed mission of NASA’s Apollo program, launched on January 31, 1971,…
4 February 1859
The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt. The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete manuscripts of the Christian Bible, dating back…
3 February 1637
Tulip Mania collapses within the Dutch Republic. Tulip Mania, which peaked between 1636 and 1637 in the Dutch Republic, is often regarded as one of…
2 February 1438
Nine leaders of the Transylvanian peasant revolt are executed at Torda. The Transylvanian Peasant Revolt of 1437–1438 was a major uprising against feudal oppression in…
1 February 1865
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on December 6, 1865,…
31 January 1901
Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters (1901) is a poignant drama that explores themes of longing,…