Hezbollah is founded. Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon. Its name, which means “Party of Allah” or “Party…
15 February 1952
King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, was…
14 February 1989
Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. The Bhopal disaster, which occurred…
13 February 1880
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…