February 1
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283 events recorded on February 1 throughout history
Edward III was crowned at fourteen. His mother Isabella and her lover Mortimer ran everything. They'd murdered Edward's father by shoving a red-hot poker through his bowels. Edward played along for three years. Then at seventeen, he and a few friends entered Nottingham Castle through a secret tunnel. They arrested Mortimer in his bedroom while Isabella screamed outside the door. Mortimer was hanged. Isabella lived under house arrest for twenty-eight years. Edward ruled for fifty.
Julia Ward Howe wrote "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in one night at the Willard Hotel in Washington. She'd visited Union Army camps the day before and couldn't sleep. She woke at dawn with the words fully formed and scribbled them in the dark so she wouldn't wake her baby. The Atlantic Monthly paid her $4. It became the Union's anthem. She later said she had no memory of writing it — just waking up and finding it done.
After twenty-seven years of painstaking research, the first fascicles of the Oxford English Dictionary reached readers, tracing every English word back to its earliest recorded use. This monumental project gave scholars a living map of the language's evolution and remains the definitive authority on English etymology and usage worldwide.
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Herzog Heinrich der Löwe heiratet im Mindener Dom die erst zwölfjährige Mathilde Plantagenet, die Tochter König Heinr…
Herzog Heinrich der Löwe heiratet im Mindener Dom die erst zwölfjährige Mathilde Plantagenet, die Tochter König Heinrichs II. von England.
Die Kreuzfahrerburg Margat in Syrien wird vom Burgherren an den Johanniterorden verkauft, da die Kosten für die Erhal…
Die Kreuzfahrerburg Margat in Syrien wird vom Burgherren an den Johanniterorden verkauft, da die Kosten für die Erhaltung seine finanziellen Mittel übersteigen.
A Marinha mais antiga da Lusofonia e também do Mundo existe desde a criação de Portugal mas é esta data que assinala …
A Marinha mais antiga da Lusofonia e também do Mundo existe desde a criação de Portugal mas é esta data que assinala o acordo entre o rei D. Dinis e o genovês Manuel Pessanha, que é considerada como a data da criação.
Edward III was crowned at fourteen.
Edward III was crowned at fourteen. His mother Isabella and her lover Mortimer ran everything. They'd murdered Edward's father by shoving a red-hot poker through his bowels. Edward played along for three years. Then at seventeen, he and a few friends entered Nottingham Castle through a secret tunnel. They arrested Mortimer in his bedroom while Isabella screamed outside the door. Mortimer was hanged. Isabella lived under house arrest for twenty-eight years. Edward ruled for fifty.
King John of Bohemia was blind.
King John of Bohemia was blind. He'd lost his sight in battle years earlier but still led armies across Europe. In 1329, he took Medvėgalis, a Lithuanian fortress that had never fallen to crusaders. He baptized 6,000 defenders on the spot — mass conversions at swordpoint were standard practice. Most returned to paganism within months. Lithuania wouldn't actually convert until 1387, making it the last pagan state in Europe. John died at Crécy, charging into battle he couldn't see.
The Teutonic Knights and the Polish-Lithuanian alliance signed the First Peace of Thorn, formally ending the Polish–L…
The Teutonic Knights and the Polish-Lithuanian alliance signed the First Peace of Thorn, formally ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. By forcing the Knights to relinquish territorial claims in Samogitia and Dobrzyń Land, the treaty shattered the Order’s aura of invincibility and solidified the Jagiellonian dynasty as the dominant political force in Central Europe.
Fundação do Convento do Carmo em Braga.
Fundação do Convento do Carmo em Braga.
القرصان الصيني «كاوشينجا» يستولي على جزيرة تايوان بعد حصار دام 9 أشهر.
القرصان الصيني «كاوشينجا» يستولي على جزيرة تايوان بعد حصار دام 9 أشهر.
General Koxinga forced the surrender of the Dutch East India Company at Fort Zeelandia, ending 38 years of colonial r…
General Koxinga forced the surrender of the Dutch East India Company at Fort Zeelandia, ending 38 years of colonial rule on Taiwan. By securing the island as a loyalist stronghold against the Qing dynasty, he transformed Taiwan into a permanent hub for Han Chinese migration and governance that persists to this day.
la première représentation publique de la comédie du Tartuffe de Molière en cinq actes et en alexandrins est enfin au…
la première représentation publique de la comédie du Tartuffe de Molière en cinq actes et en alexandrins est enfin autorisée dans le royaume de France de Louis XIV.
Louis XIV de France prend de premières mesures de restriction à l'application de l'édit de Nantes de son grand-père l…
Louis XIV de France prend de premières mesures de restriction à l'application de l'édit de Nantes de son grand-père le roi Henri IV.
Charles XII of Sweden refused to leave Ottoman territory for five years after losing at Poltava.
Charles XII of Sweden refused to leave Ottoman territory for five years after losing at Poltava. The sultan got tired of paying for his 1,000-man entourage and sent troops to arrest him. Charles barricaded himself in a house with forty men. The fight lasted eight hours. He lost two fingers. They dragged him out unconscious. The Ottomans kept him under house arrest for eight more months. He still wouldn't go home. When he finally returned to Sweden in 1714, he'd been gone for fifteen years.
Erupção vulcânica em Santa Luzia, na ilha do Pico, Açores.
Erupção vulcânica em Santa Luzia, na ilha do Pico, Açores.
signature du traité de Stockholm mettant fin à la grande guerre du Nord entre l'empire suédois et le royaume de Prusse.
signature du traité de Stockholm mettant fin à la grande guerre du Nord entre l'empire suédois et le royaume de Prusse.
En Nueva Orleans el gobernador ilustrado español-estadounidense Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga legaliza la actividad farmac…
En Nueva Orleans el gobernador ilustrado español-estadounidense Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga legaliza la actividad farmacéutica en Luisiana, pionera en Norteamérica.
en Londres se publica la primera edición de la Encyclopedia britannica.
en Londres se publica la primera edición de la Encyclopedia britannica.
révolte paysanne contre le servage en Bohême.
révolte paysanne contre le servage en Bohême.
Isaac Briggs und William Longstreet lassen sich das erste Dampfschiff patentieren.
Isaac Briggs und William Longstreet lassen sich das erste Dampfschiff patentieren.
The Supreme Court tried to meet for the first time on February 1, 1790.
The Supreme Court tried to meet for the first time on February 1, 1790. Four of the six justices didn't show up. No quorum. Chief Justice John Jay sat in a borrowed courtroom in the Royal Exchange Building with one associate justice. They waited. Then they went home. The court had no cases anyway. It wouldn't hear its first case for two more years. The most powerful judicial body in American history spent its opening day as a no-show. Congress hadn't figured out what it was supposed to do. Neither had the justices. Jay would resign six years later, calling the position lacking in "energy, weight, and dignity.
France declared war on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, escalating the French Radical Wars into a global conflict.
France declared war on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, escalating the French Radical Wars into a global conflict. This decision shattered the fragile peace in Europe, forcing Britain to mobilize its naval power and commit to a decades-long struggle that eventually reshaped the continent’s borders and political landscape.
Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe relocated the capital of Upper Canada from Newark to York, prioritizing the st…
Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe relocated the capital of Upper Canada from Newark to York, prioritizing the strategic security of a deep, defensible harbor over the proximity to American borders. This shift transformed a small trading post into the foundation of modern Toronto, ensuring the provincial government remained protected from potential naval incursions across Lake Ontario.
Primeira invasão francesa de Portugal: Decreto do General Junot, declarando aos habitantes do Reino de Portugal que N…
Primeira invasão francesa de Portugal: Decreto do General Junot, declarando aos habitantes do Reino de Portugal que Napoleão tomou Portugal sob o seu protetorado e que a Casa de Bragança deixa de reinar em Portugal. É dissolvido o Conselho de Regência e instaurado o Conselho de Governo de Junot.
le maréchal français Jean-de-Dieu Soult s'empare de Séville en Andalousie dans le Sud de l'Espagne.
le maréchal français Jean-de-Dieu Soult s'empare de Séville en Andalousie dans le Sud de l'Espagne.
mise en service du phare de Bell Rock.
mise en service du phare de Bell Rock.
Mayon Volcano unleashed its most lethal eruption in recorded history, burying the town of Cagsawa under volcanic debr…
Mayon Volcano unleashed its most lethal eruption in recorded history, burying the town of Cagsawa under volcanic debris and mudflows. The disaster claimed 1,200 lives, leaving only the stone bell tower of the local church standing above the ash. This tragedy remains the benchmark for the volcano's destructive potential, forcing subsequent generations to relocate settlements away from its immediate path.
An der Opéra-Comique in Paris erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper L’Oriflamme von Henri Montan Berton und Rodolphe Kreu…
An der Opéra-Comique in Paris erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper L’Oriflamme von Henri Montan Berton und Rodolphe Kreutzer.
bataille de La Rothière.
bataille de La Rothière.
llega a Venezuela un ejército español de 10 000 hombres al mando del general Pablo Morillo.
llega a Venezuela un ejército español de 10 000 hombres al mando del general Pablo Morillo.
en el norte de la provincia de Buenos Aires, 20 km al norte de la aldea Pergamino, el ejército federal vence al ejérc…
en el norte de la provincia de Buenos Aires, 20 km al norte de la aldea Pergamino, el ejército federal vence al ejército unitario en la Primera batalla de Cepeda. Termina el gobierno centralizado de Buenos Aires.
Der gegen Kaiser Agustín de Iturbide gerichtete Plan von Casa Mata, der zur Umwandlung Mexikos in eine föderale Repub…
Der gegen Kaiser Agustín de Iturbide gerichtete Plan von Casa Mata, der zur Umwandlung Mexikos in eine föderale Republik führen soll, wird von führenden Militärs wie Antonio López de Santa Anna und Guadalupe Victoria verabschiedet.
Am Stadttheater in Münster wird die Oper Ali Pascha von Janina von Albert Lortzing uraufgeführt.
Am Stadttheater in Münster wird die Oper Ali Pascha von Janina von Albert Lortzing uraufgeführt.
Mauritius officially ended slavery on this day in 1835, granting freedom to over 60,000 enslaved people.
Mauritius officially ended slavery on this day in 1835, granting freedom to over 60,000 enslaved people. This transition forced the island’s colonial economy to shift rapidly toward indentured labor from India, fundamentally altering the demographic and cultural landscape of the nation for the next century.
Das Handelshaus Gebrüder Volkart wird mit Sitz in Winterthur und in Bombay gegründet.
Das Handelshaus Gebrüder Volkart wird mit Sitz in Winterthur und in Bombay gegründet. Es entwickelt sich zu einem der über Jahrzehnte hinweg weltweit größten Baumwollhändler.
In der Kieler Innenförde wird der von Wilhelm Bauer entworfene, dann jedoch drastisch abgeänderte Brandtaucher, das e…
In der Kieler Innenförde wird der von Wilhelm Bauer entworfene, dann jedoch drastisch abgeänderte Brandtaucher, das erste deutsche U-Boot, getestet und verunglückt dabei. Die Mannschaft kann sich aus eigener Kraft retten.
les édifices parlementaires situés à Québec sont détruits par un incendie.
les édifices parlementaires situés à Québec sont détruits par un incendie. Le gouvernement du Canada-Uni en profite pour envisager le déménagement du siège du gouvernement à Ottawa.
In Wien kommen die Vertreter Großbritanniens, Frankreichs, der Türkei und Russlands zu einer Konferenz zur Beendigung…
In Wien kommen die Vertreter Großbritanniens, Frankreichs, der Türkei und Russlands zu einer Konferenz zur Beendigung des Krimkriegs zusammen. Das ausgehandelte Papier wird Grundlage für den am 25. Februar beginnenden Pariser Kongress.
Der Kammermusiker Tröstler gründet in Dresden ein privates Konservatorium, aus dem die Hochschule für Musik Carl Mari…
Der Kammermusiker Tröstler gründet in Dresden ein privates Konservatorium, aus dem die Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber hervorgeht.
le juriste et président du Sénat français depuis 1852 Raymond-Théodore Troplong est nommé au Conseil privé de l'emper…
le juriste et président du Sénat français depuis 1852 Raymond-Théodore Troplong est nommé au Conseil privé de l'empereur Napoléon III par décret.
Texas delegates voted 166 to 8 to sever ties with the United States, becoming the seventh state to join the Confederacy.
Texas delegates voted 166 to 8 to sever ties with the United States, becoming the seventh state to join the Confederacy. This formal withdrawal accelerated the collapse of federal authority in the South, forcing the Lincoln administration to confront the immediate reality of armed insurrection and the impending disintegration of the Union.
Texas delegates voted overwhelmingly to secede from the Union, formally severing ties with the United States to join …
Texas delegates voted overwhelmingly to secede from the Union, formally severing ties with the United States to join the Confederacy. This move stripped the federal government of its largest state and provided the South with critical access to the Gulf of Mexico, drastically complicating the Union’s naval blockade strategy during the ensuing conflict.
Julia Ward Howe wrote "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in one night at the Willard Hotel in Washington.
Julia Ward Howe wrote "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in one night at the Willard Hotel in Washington. She'd visited Union Army camps the day before and couldn't sleep. She woke at dawn with the words fully formed and scribbled them in the dark so she wouldn't wake her baby. The Atlantic Monthly paid her $4. It became the Union's anthem. She later said she had no memory of writing it — just waking up and finding it done.
Am Quai-Theater in Wien wird das letzte Stück von Johann Nestroy, die „indianische Faschingsburleske“ Häuptling Abend…
Am Quai-Theater in Wien wird das letzte Stück von Johann Nestroy, die „indianische Faschingsburleske“ Häuptling Abendwind oder Das gräuliche Festmahl, mit Musik von Jacques Offenbach uraufgeführt.
Prussian troops crossed into Schleswig on February 1, 1864, starting a war that lasted exactly seven months.
Prussian troops crossed into Schleswig on February 1, 1864, starting a war that lasted exactly seven months. Denmark lost a third of its territory. But here's what mattered: Prussia's victory convinced Bismarck that wars could be short, winnable, and politically useful. He'd fight two more in six years — against Austria, then France. Each one lasted weeks. By 1871, Germany existed. Denmark's loss taught Prussia how to build an empire on a schedule.
Lincoln signed the Thirteenth Amendment on February 1, 1865.
Lincoln signed the Thirteenth Amendment on February 1, 1865. He didn't have to. Presidents don't sign constitutional amendments — Congress sends them straight to the states. But Lincoln wanted his name on it. He sat at his desk and wrote "Approved" above his signature. The war was still going. He'd be dead in ten weeks. The amendment wouldn't be ratified until December, eight months after his assassination. He signed it anyway.
In der Kopenhagener Presse erscheinen die ersten Meldungen der frisch gegründeten dänischen Nachrichtenagentur Ritzau.
In der Kopenhagener Presse erscheinen die ersten Meldungen der frisch gegründeten dänischen Nachrichtenagentur Ritzau.
en el marco de la Segunda intervención francesa en México, las tropas republicanas, al mando del general Mariano Esco…
en el marco de la Segunda intervención francesa en México, las tropas republicanas, al mando del general Mariano Escobedo, vencen a las tropas imperialistas, al mando del general Miguel Miramón, en la Batalla de San Jacinto, en la hacienda del mismo nombre, en Aguascalientes.
création de la police provinciale du Québec.
création de la police provinciale du Québec.
Twenty Molly Maguires were hanged between 1877 and 1879.
Twenty Molly Maguires were hanged between 1877 and 1879. The evidence came from a single Pinkerton detective who'd infiltrated the group for three years. James McParlan testified they'd murdered mine supervisors and sabotaged equipment. The trials were held in company towns. The juries were selected by coal company officials. Defense attorneys were paid by the same companies prosecuting the men. Ten were executed on a single day — June 21, 1877. Pennsylvania called it the Day of the Rope. The condemned men maintained they were a labor organization, not assassins. Whether they were terrorists or union organizers depends entirely on who's telling the story.
la Marseillaise est choisie comme hymne national français.
la Marseillaise est choisie comme hymne national français.
en Panamá, los estadounidenses inauguran las obras de construcción del canal transoceánico.
en Panamá, los estadounidenses inauguran las obras de construcción del canal transoceánico.
Oxford English Dictionary Published: Defining the Language's Evolution
After twenty-seven years of painstaking research, the first fascicles of the Oxford English Dictionary reached readers, tracing every English word back to its earliest recorded use. This monumental project gave scholars a living map of the language's evolution and remains the definitive authority on English etymology and usage worldwide.
The Oxford English Dictionary's first volume took 21 years to reach "Ant." They'd hired volunteers to read every book…
The Oxford English Dictionary's first volume took 21 years to reach "Ant." They'd hired volunteers to read every book they could find and copy out word uses on slips of paper. Six million slips arrived. One volunteer, W.C. Minor, contributed thousands from his cell at an asylum for the criminally insane — he'd killed a man in London. The complete dictionary wouldn't finish until 1928. By then, the early volumes were already outdated.
Assinado o Tratado de Simulambuco que constituía Cabinda como território sob protetorado português.
Assinado o Tratado de Simulambuco que constituía Cabinda como território sob protetorado português.
première apparition officielle du nom de Hollywood en Californie aux États-Unis (voir Économie et société plus loin).
première apparition officielle du nom de Hollywood en Californie aux États-Unis (voir Économie et société plus loin).
Executado pela primeira vez em público, num sarau lisboeta, A Portuguesa, que se tornaria no hino nacional português …
Executado pela primeira vez em público, num sarau lisboeta, A Portuguesa, que se tornaria no hino nacional português em 1911.
Dem Astronomen Martin Brendel und dem Geografen Otto Baschin gelingen die ersten bekannten Fotografien des Nordlichts.
Dem Astronomen Martin Brendel und dem Geografen Otto Baschin gelingen die ersten bekannten Fotografien des Nordlichts.
Edison's motion picture studio looked like a police wagon — same black tar paper, same nickname: Black Maria.
Edison's motion picture studio looked like a police wagon — same black tar paper, same nickname: Black Maria. He built it on a pivot so the entire building could rotate to follow the sun. No artificial lights strong enough yet. The roof opened like a hinge. Actors performed on a tiny stage while a single camera recorded through a peephole. It cost $637.67 to build. Within two years, Edison was filming everything: vaudeville acts, boxing matches, a man sneezing. Cinema started in a rotating shed.
Edison Opens Black Maria: Birth of the Film Studio
Edison's Black Maria studio churned out the world's first motion pictures, turning a $637 tar-paper shack into the birthplace of cinema with its retractable roof and early screenings of blacksmiths and Fred Ott's sneeze. This facility immediately shifted entertainment from static photography to moving images, spawning a new industry that quickly expanded beyond staged tricks to capture real street scenes and public spectacles.
Joseph-Octave Villeneuve devient le vingt-septième maire de Montréal.
Joseph-Octave Villeneuve devient le vingt-septième maire de Montréal.
President Paul Kruger set aside 3,000 acres outside Pretoria in 1895 and called it Fountains Valley.
President Paul Kruger set aside 3,000 acres outside Pretoria in 1895 and called it Fountains Valley. First nature reserve on the continent. Not for tourism — for water. The springs there fed Pretoria's drinking supply, and Kruger wanted them protected from mining companies and settlers. He'd seen what gold rush development did to land. The reserve worked. Pretoria never ran dry, even during droughts that killed cattle across the Transvaal. What started as infrastructure became a model. Within twenty years, Kruger's nephew used the same legal framework to create Kruger National Park. Protecting water accidentally invented African conservation.
Puccini's *La bohème* premiered in Turin on February 1, 1896, to lukewarm reviews.
Puccini's *La bohème* premiered in Turin on February 1, 1896, to lukewarm reviews. Critics called it "empty" and "feeble." The composer was 37 and still trying to break through. But audiences ignored the critics. Within two years, *La bohème* played in theaters across Europe and South America. Within ten, it was the most performed opera in the world. It still is. The critics were reviewing what they expected opera to be. The audience was watching four broke artists fall in love and die young, and they couldn't stop crying.
Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème premiered at Turin’s Teatro Regio under the baton of a young Arturo Toscanini.
Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème premiered at Turin’s Teatro Regio under the baton of a young Arturo Toscanini. While critics initially dismissed the opera as uninspired, the work’s raw emotional intimacy eventually secured its place as one of the most frequently performed pieces in the global repertoire, defining the standard for Italian verismo opera.
Hanseong Bank opened its doors in Seoul, becoming the first modern commercial bank in Korea.
Hanseong Bank opened its doors in Seoul, becoming the first modern commercial bank in Korea. By introducing Western-style financial practices and credit systems to the Joseon Dynasty, the institution provided the necessary capital infrastructure for the country’s transition into a modern market economy.
À Buffalo (New York), la première assurance automobile de l'histoire est émise par la Traveller's à un certain Dr T. …
À Buffalo (New York), la première assurance automobile de l'histoire est émise par la Traveller's à un certain Dr T. Martin et contient une clause protégeant l'assuré contre des poursuites possibles de propriétaires de chevaux dont les animaux pourraient être effrayés par les automobiles.
Raymond Préfontaine devient le vingt-neuvième maire de Montréal.
Raymond Préfontaine devient le vingt-neuvième maire de Montréal.
invention de l'aspirine.
invention de l'aspirine.
Lina Hähnle gründet in Stuttgart den Bund für Vogelschutz, der heute als Naturschutzbund Deutschland bekannt ist.
Lina Hähnle gründet in Stuttgart den Bund für Vogelschutz, der heute als Naturschutzbund Deutschland bekannt ist.
el doctor Robert Koch reitera su teoría de que la malaria es transmitida por los mosquitos.
el doctor Robert Koch reitera su teoría de que la malaria es transmitida por los mosquitos.
The British Empire controlled a quarter of the world's land, but three small Boer republics in South Africa had just …
The British Empire controlled a quarter of the world's land, but three small Boer republics in South Africa had just humiliated it. In a single week — Black Week, December 1899 — British forces lost three major battles. Over 2,800 casualties. Queen Victoria's army, beaten by farmers who could shoot. London panicked. They pulled Field Marshal Lord Roberts out of semi-retirement. He was 67, hadn't commanded troops in combat for years, and his only son had just died in the war he was being sent to win. He took the job anyway. Arrived in Cape Town with Kitchener as his chief of staff and 180,000 reinforcements. The Boers had exposed something the Empire didn't want to see: its military was obsolete. Roberts would win the conventional war in six months. But the guerrilla war that followed lasted two more years and required concentration camps to end. Britain won South Africa. It lost the illusion of invincibility.
en la ciudad de Frankfort (Estados Unidos), el gobernador Taylor toma posesión de varios edificios gubernamentales, c…
en la ciudad de Frankfort (Estados Unidos), el gobernador Taylor toma posesión de varios edificios gubernamentales, con ayuda de simpatizantes armados y tropas estatales.
fondation du régiment du Saguenay.
fondation du régiment du Saguenay.
Pablo Picasso y F. Soler fundan la revista Arte Joven, de la que se publicarán 5 números.
Pablo Picasso y F. Soler fundan la revista Arte Joven, de la que se publicarán 5 números.
James Cochrane devient le trentième maire de Montréal.
James Cochrane devient le trentième maire de Montréal.
en el Imperio Ruso se desata una huelga general estudiantil.
en el Imperio Ruso se desata una huelga general estudiantil.
en China se adoptan medidas liberalizadoras y europeizantes.
en China se adoptan medidas liberalizadoras y europeizantes.
en Rusia, el zar Nicolás II recibe a los representantes de los obreros de San Petersburgo.
en Rusia, el zar Nicolás II recibe a los representantes de los obreros de San Petersburgo.
Der „Sportverein Vogelheim“ (inzwischen Rot-Weiss Essen) wird gegründet.
Der „Sportverein Vogelheim“ (inzwischen Rot-Weiss Essen) wird gegründet.
Portuguese Kings Assassinated: Monarchy Crumbles in Lisbon
Assassins gun down King Carlos I and Crown Prince Luis Filipe in Lisbon's Terreiro do Paco, instantly shattering the Portuguese monarchy. The brutal slaying triggers a republican uprising that forces the royal family into exile just two years later, ending centuries of rule by the House of Braganza.
Assassins gunned down King Carlos I and his heir, Prince Luís Filipe, in an open carriage on the streets of Lisbon.
Assassins gunned down King Carlos I and his heir, Prince Luís Filipe, in an open carriage on the streets of Lisbon. This brutal double murder shattered the stability of the Braganza dynasty, accelerating the collapse of the Portuguese monarchy and fueling the republican revolution that abolished the crown just two years later.
James John Edmund Guerin devient le trente-quatrième maire de Montréal.
James John Edmund Guerin devient le trente-quatrième maire de Montréal.
August Euler erhält als Absolvent der ersten amtlich vorgeschriebenen Pilotenprüfung vom 31.
August Euler erhält als Absolvent der ersten amtlich vorgeschriebenen Pilotenprüfung vom 31. Dezember 1909 das Flugzeugführerpatent Deutschland Nr. 1.
en los muelles de Jersey City (Nueva Jersey) estalla una lancha cargada de dinamita; perecen 25 personas y más de mil…
en los muelles de Jersey City (Nueva Jersey) estalla una lancha cargada de dinamita; perecen 25 personas y más de mil resultan heridas.
en España se funda la Escuela Naval Militar.
en España se funda la Escuela Naval Militar.
Die liechtensteinische Post bringt ihre ersten eigenen Briefmarken heraus.
Die liechtensteinische Post bringt ihre ersten eigenen Briefmarken heraus.
en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial, un submarino alemán torpedea cuatro navíos mercantes británicos.
en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial, un submarino alemán torpedea cuatro navíos mercantes británicos.
Alemania declara la guerra submarina total, por lo que cualquier buque puede ser atacado sin previo aviso.
Alemania declara la guerra submarina total, por lo que cualquier buque puede ser atacado sin previo aviso.
An der Königlichen Oper in Budapest erfolgt die Uraufführung der Operette A Pacsirta (Wo die Lerche singt) von Franz …
An der Königlichen Oper in Budapest erfolgt die Uraufführung der Operette A Pacsirta (Wo die Lerche singt) von Franz Lehár. Das Libretto stammt von Alfred Maria Willner und Heinz Reichert und basiert auf dem Theaterstück Dorf und Stadt von Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer.
Russia woke up on February 1, 1918, and it was suddenly February 14.
Russia woke up on February 1, 1918, and it was suddenly February 14. Lenin's government had just skipped thirteen days. The Julian calendar, used since Peter the Great, was running twelve days behind the West by 1900, thirteen by 1918. Russian diplomats had to carry two calendars to every meeting. The October Revolution actually happened in November by everyone else's reckoning. But the Orthodox Church refused to switch. They still celebrate Christmas on January 7. So Russia simultaneously exists in two different years during the holidays, a bureaucratic time warp that Lenin created and couldn't fully erase.
en el Estado de Yucatán (México) Salvador Alvarado entrega sus poderes.
en el Estado de Yucatán (México) Salvador Alvarado entrega sus poderes.
élection de la première Miss Amérique, dont on apprendra ultérieurement qu'elle était déjà mariée avec deux enfants.
élection de la première Miss Amérique, dont on apprendra ultérieurement qu'elle était déjà mariée avec deux enfants.
The RCMP formed by merging two older forces: the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and the Dominion Police.
The RCMP formed by merging two older forces: the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and the Dominion Police. February 1, 1920. The new force took over federal policing across Canada — everything from counterintelligence to enforcing Prohibition. They kept the red serge uniforms from the frontier days, even though most officers would never ride a horse. Within a year they were infiltrating labor unions and tracking suspected communists. The mounties always get their man? That slogan came from a newspaper, not the force itself. But they kept it.
instauration de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada.
instauration de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada.
regresan a España, tras 18 meses de negociaciones, los presos españoles en poder de Abd el-Krim.
regresan a España, tras 18 meses de negociaciones, los presos españoles en poder de Abd el-Krim. Desde el Vaticano, el papa Pío XI recomienda plegarias públicas para evitar una nueva guerra.
en Alemania la inflación parece no detenerse: un dólar se cambia por 47 500 marcos.
en Alemania la inflación parece no detenerse: un dólar se cambia por 47 500 marcos.
Britain became the first major Western power to formally recognize the Soviet Union.
Britain became the first major Western power to formally recognize the Soviet Union. Seven years after the Bolshevik Revolution. Seven years of pretending a government controlling one-sixth of the world's land didn't exist. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's Labour government made the call. They needed trade partners. The Soviets needed legitimacy. Conservative opposition was furious — they called it "recognition of murder and confiscation." But the economics won. Within months, other European nations followed. The Cold War's battle lines were being drawn, and both sides had just agreed to acknowledge the other existed.
Britain recognized the Soviet Union in February 1924, the first major Western power to do so.
Britain recognized the Soviet Union in February 1924, the first major Western power to do so. Seven years after the Bolsheviks seized power. Lenin was dying. The new Labour government needed cheap grain. The Soviets needed foreign capital. Both sides held their noses. Conservative MPs called it "shaking hands with murder." The Soviets called it "temporary cooperation with capitalist vultures." The treaty included a controversial loan that helped bring down the Labour government nine months later. But the diplomatic door, once opened, stayed open. Even when both sides wanted to slam it shut.
en el teatro Talía de Barcelona se celebra un campeonato de 36 horas de baile.
en el teatro Talía de Barcelona se celebra un campeonato de 36 horas de baile.
en Alemania concluye la ocupación de Colonia.
en Alemania concluye la ocupación de Colonia.
el presidente mexicano Plutarco Elías Calles ordena a todos los sacerdotes católicos que se registren ante las autori…
el presidente mexicano Plutarco Elías Calles ordena a todos los sacerdotes católicos que se registren ante las autoridades federales.
Das von Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer herausgebrachte erste Tonfilm-Musical The Broadway Melody von Harry Beaumont hat seine Ur…
Das von Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer herausgebrachte erste Tonfilm-Musical The Broadway Melody von Harry Beaumont hat seine Uraufführung und feiert einen großen Erfolg.
en España se instaura la «dictablanda» (juego de palabras con «dictadura»), tras el nombramiento en Madrid del genera…
en España se instaura la «dictablanda» (juego de palabras con «dictadura»), tras el nombramiento en Madrid del general Dámaso Berenguer como jefe del Consejo de Ministros, con el encargo del rey de preparar la vuelta al régimen constitucional anterior a 1923.
en Argentina es fusilado el militante anarquista Severino Di Giovanni.
en Argentina es fusilado el militante anarquista Severino Di Giovanni.
Puyi, último emperador de China, proclama el estado independiente de Manchuria con el apoyo de las fuerzas japonesas.
Puyi, último emperador de China, proclama el estado independiente de Manchuria con el apoyo de las fuerzas japonesas.
Zwei Tage nach der Ernennung Adolf Hitlers zum Reichskanzler löst Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg auf dessen Wuns…
Zwei Tage nach der Ernennung Adolf Hitlers zum Reichskanzler löst Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg auf dessen Wunsch den deutschen Reichstag auf. Die Nationalsozialisten setzen damit einen weiteren Schritt zur „Machtergreifung“ und zur Auflösung der Weimarer Republik.
en el teatro María Guerrero (Madrid) se estrena el poema El sol de Ayacucho de Francisco Villaespesa.
en el teatro María Guerrero (Madrid) se estrena el poema El sol de Ayacucho de Francisco Villaespesa.
en Salamanca finalizan las proclamas radiofónicas del general Gonzalo Queipo de Llano.
en Salamanca finalizan las proclamas radiofónicas del general Gonzalo Queipo de Llano.
en Checoslovaquia, un decreto prevé la expulsión de todos los judíos extranjeros en un plazo de seis meses.
en Checoslovaquia, un decreto prevé la expulsión de todos los judíos extranjeros en un plazo de seis meses.
los artistas belgas René Magritte y Raoul Ubac lanzan la revista La Invención Colectiva.
los artistas belgas René Magritte y Raoul Ubac lanzan la revista La Invención Colectiva.
en Belgrado se celebra la conferencia de los Estados balcánicos sobre la paz.
en Belgrado se celebra la conferencia de los Estados balcánicos sobre la paz.
en España se constituye la Renfe (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles).
en España se constituye la Renfe (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles).
Voice of America launched its first broadcast to Axis-occupied Europe, countering Nazi propaganda with news reports i…
Voice of America launched its first broadcast to Axis-occupied Europe, countering Nazi propaganda with news reports in German. By delivering factual updates directly to listeners behind enemy lines, the service dismantled the information monopoly held by the Third Reich and established a permanent tool for American public diplomacy during the global conflict.
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The U.S. Navy hit Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on February 1, 1942. Fifty-five days after Pearl Harbor. The raids did minimal damage — a few ships sunk, some fuel depots burned. But that wasn't the point. America needed to prove it could strike back. The Japanese had spent two months island-hopping unopposed across the Pacific. These raids changed nothing strategically. They changed everything psychologically. The Navy learned carrier tactics it would use at Midway four months later. And Japan realized something unsettling: their defensive perimeter wasn't a perimeter at all.
Quisling's name became the English word for "traitor" while he was still alive.
Quisling's name became the English word for "traitor" while he was still alive. On February 1, 1942, Germany's occupation chief installed him as Norway's puppet leader. He'd tried to seize power himself two years earlier, failed within days, and spent the interim as a joke. Now he had actual authority. Norway's resistance grew stronger in response. After the war, he was executed by firing squad. His surname entered the dictionary before his death.
Nazi occupiers installed Vidkun Quisling as the puppet Premier of Norway, dismantling the nation’s democratic government.
Nazi occupiers installed Vidkun Quisling as the puppet Premier of Norway, dismantling the nation’s democratic government. His collaborationist regime forced thousands of Norwegians into labor and facilitated the deportation of Jewish citizens to concentration camps. This betrayal became so synonymous with treason that his surname entered the English language as a noun for a traitor.
Mao Zedong launched the Yan’an Rectification Movement with a speech demanding ideological conformity across the Chine…
Mao Zedong launched the Yan’an Rectification Movement with a speech demanding ideological conformity across the Chinese Communist Party. By purging dissent and mandating the study of his own writings, Mao consolidated his absolute authority over the party apparatus, silencing internal rivals and establishing the rigid, centralized dogma that defined his leadership for decades.
en el campo de concentración de Buchenwald, se llevan a cabo los primeros experimentos con seres humanos sobre el tif…
en el campo de concentración de Buchenwald, se llevan a cabo los primeros experimentos con seres humanos sobre el tifus exantemático.
The German 6th Army surrendered at Stalingrad on February 2, 1943.
The German 6th Army surrendered at Stalingrad on February 2, 1943. They'd been encircled for ten weeks. Of the 110,000 who surrendered, only 6,000 would ever see Germany again. Hitler had promoted their commander, Friedrich Paulus, to Field Marshal the day before — no German Field Marshal had ever surrendered. Hitler assumed Paulus would shoot himself instead. He didn't. The Soviets lost more soldiers defending Stalingrad than America lost in the entire war. Germany never recovered the initiative on the Eastern Front. The Wehrmacht had seemed unstoppable for three years. After Stalingrad, everyone knew they could be beaten.
en la Unión Soviética se modifica la primera Constitución de 1918.
en la Unión Soviética se modifica la primera Constitución de 1918.
An der Königlichen Oper in Stockholm wird die Oper Lycksalighetens ö von Hilding Rosenberg uraufgeführt.
An der Königlichen Oper in Stockholm wird die Oper Lycksalighetens ö von Hilding Rosenberg uraufgeführt.
البرلمان المجري يلغي الملكية التي استمرت ست قرون، ويعلن قيام جمهورية المجر الشعبية.
البرلمان المجري يلغي الملكية التي استمرت ست قرون، ويعلن قيام جمهورية المجر الشعبية.
Hungary's monarchy ended not with revolution but a vote.
Hungary's monarchy ended not with revolution but a vote. The parliament abolished it on February 1, 1946 — nine centuries of kings, gone by show of hands. The last king, Charles IV, had already died in exile in 1922. His son Otto was alive and waiting in Portugal. Nobody asked him. The Soviets occupied the country. The vote was 261 to 62. A year later, the communists seized full control anyway. The monarchy was already dead. Parliament just wrote the death certificate.
The United Nations General Assembly appointed Norwegian diplomat Trygve Lie as its first Secretary-General, formalizi…
The United Nations General Assembly appointed Norwegian diplomat Trygve Lie as its first Secretary-General, formalizing the administrative structure of the fledgling international body. By establishing the office’s protocols and staffing the Secretariat during the early tensions of the Cold War, Lie defined the scope of the Secretary-General’s authority in mediating global geopolitical disputes.
en la Italia de la posguerra, Alcide de Gasperi forma gobierno con cristianodemócratas, comunistas y socialistas.
en la Italia de la posguerra, Alcide de Gasperi forma gobierno con cristianodemócratas, comunistas y socialistas.
Nach der Auflösung der nur unter britischem Druck zustande gekommenen ungeliebten Malaiischen Union wird die Föderati…
Nach der Auflösung der nur unter britischem Druck zustande gekommenen ungeliebten Malaiischen Union wird die Föderation Malaya gegründet. Sie umfasst die malaiischen Staaten (Federated Malay States und Unfederated Malay States) sowie die beiden britischen Kronkolonien Penang und Malakka.
la diffusion du texte d'Antonin Artaud Pour en finir avec le jugement de Dieu est interdite de radio par le directeu…
la diffusion du texte d'Antonin Artaud Pour en finir avec le jugement de Dieu est interdite de radio par le directeur de la Radiodiffusion française.
la RCA Victor dévoile le premier lecteur de disques à microsillons et 45 tours.
la RCA Victor dévoile le premier lecteur de disques à microsillons et 45 tours.
el Banco de México vincula la cotización del peso a la del dólar, con el propósito de consolidarlo y reducir la difer…
el Banco de México vincula la cotización del peso a la del dólar, con el propósito de consolidarlo y reducir la diferencia entre el valor representativo de la moneda y el adquisitivo.
en Finlandia, Urho Kekkonen es elegido presidente del Consejo.
en Finlandia, Urho Kekkonen es elegido presidente del Consejo.
The MiG-17 first flew in January 1950 — and immediately became obsolete.
The MiG-17 first flew in January 1950 — and immediately became obsolete. Soviet designers built it to catch American B-29 bombers. But by the time it entered service, the B-29 was already retired. The jet they designed to counter a specific threat spent the next decade fighting completely different wars. Vietnam pilots flying MiG-17s shot down F-4 Phantoms that were faster, newer, and cost three times as much. Turns out the wrong plane for 1950 was perfect for 1965.
en el sitio de pruebas de Nevada ―en el marco de la operación Ranger―, Estados Unidos detona la bomba atómica Easy (d…
en el sitio de pruebas de Nevada ―en el marco de la operación Ranger―, Estados Unidos detona la bomba atómica Easy (de 1 kilotón), la décima de la Historia humana.
Inaugurado o Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro-Galeão.
Inaugurado o Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro-Galeão.
Vincent Massey est nommé gouverneur général du Canada.
Vincent Massey est nommé gouverneur général du Canada.
en Milán (Italia), Enrico Baj y Sergio Dangelo publican el manifiesto de la «pintura nuclear».
en Milán (Italia), Enrico Baj y Sergio Dangelo publican el manifiesto de la «pintura nuclear».
en Nueva York, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas condena a la Unión Soviética por violar el tratado ruso-chi…
en Nueva York, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas condena a la Unión Soviética por violar el tratado ruso-chino de amistad, firmado en 1945.
inondations au sud-ouest des Pays-Bas (plus de 1 800 morts, 160 000 hectares de terres inondées).
inondations au sud-ouest des Pays-Bas (plus de 1 800 morts, 160 000 hectares de terres inondées).
The North Sea flood killed 1,836 people in the Netherlands in a single night because the Dutch had stopped maintainin…
The North Sea flood killed 1,836 people in the Netherlands in a single night because the Dutch had stopped maintaining their dikes after World War II. The country was broke. On January 31, 1953, a spring tide combined with hurricane-force winds. The dikes failed in 89 places. Water reached 18 feet above sea level in some areas. Entire villages vanished. The disaster forced the Dutch to build the Delta Works — the largest flood defense system ever constructed. They've never stopped maintaining it since.
en los Países Bajos, tras un temporal de lluvia y viento que dura varios días, la marea sube enormemente, causando la…
en los Países Bajos, tras un temporal de lluvia y viento que dura varios días, la marea sube enormemente, causando la rotura de varios diques y provocando 1835 muertos y 300 000 damnificados.
en España, la organización Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS (Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista) …
en España, la organización Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS (Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista) constituye la Junta Nacional de la Vieja Guardia.
Die Permafrostleiche eines Inka-Jungen wird in den Anden bei Santiago de Chile entdeckt.
Die Permafrostleiche eines Inka-Jungen wird in den Anden bei Santiago de Chile entdeckt. Der Junge vom El Plomo ist eine archäologische Sensation. Er wurde getötet, um als Kinderopfer in seinem Grab mit Aussicht auf die heutige Stadt, in Vermittlung mit dem Übernatürlichen Schutz für das Tal zu geben und die Macht des Inka-Herrschers zu festigen.
Autherine Lucy est la première étudiante noire admise dans l'université d'Alabama sur ordre de la cour fédérale améri…
Autherine Lucy est la première étudiante noire admise dans l'université d'Alabama sur ordre de la cour fédérale américaine.
Guy Mollet entame un mandat de président du Conseil sous la présidence de René Coty (IVe République française).
Guy Mollet entame un mandat de président du Conseil sous la présidence de René Coty (IVe République française).
Northeast Airlines Flight 823 hit a snowbank during takeoff at LaGuardia, skidded across Bowery Bay, and slammed into…
Northeast Airlines Flight 823 hit a snowbank during takeoff at LaGuardia, skidded across Bowery Bay, and slammed into Rikers Island. Twenty dead, 78 injured. The DC-6 was overloaded—luggage piled in the aisles, passengers squeezed into jump seats. Investigators found the crew rushed the departure to beat a storm. They never reached takeoff speed. The wreckage landed 200 feet from the prison mess hall during lunch. Inmates helped pull survivors from the water. Within a year, the FAA rewrote weight-and-balance rules for commercial aviation. Every passenger weighed, every bag accounted for. A crash into a prison saved thousands of future passengers.
el alcalde de Sabadell (Cataluña), J. M. Marcet, presenta un informe al dictador Franco sobre la discriminación econó…
el alcalde de Sabadell (Cataluña), J. M. Marcet, presenta un informe al dictador Franco sobre la discriminación económica de la que es objeto Cataluña.
Bei NSU läuft der erste von Felix Wankel entwickelte Drehkolben-Wankelmotor DKM 54 auf dem Prüfstand.
Bei NSU läuft der erste von Felix Wankel entwickelte Drehkolben-Wankelmotor DKM 54 auf dem Prüfstand.
fondation de la Comédie-Canadienne.
fondation de la Comédie-Canadienne.
Felix Wankel's rotary engine had no pistons.
Felix Wankel's rotary engine had no pistons. Just a triangular rotor spinning in an oval chamber. The prototype ran for the first time in 1957 at NSU's lab in Germany. Wankel had been working on it for 25 years. The design was so compact that Mazda would later fit it in sports cars half the size of competitors. But it burned oil, guzzled fuel, and failed emissions standards. Mazda's the only company still using it. Elegant engineering doesn't always win.
création de l'Agence européenne pour l'énergie nucléaire (AEÉN).
création de l'Agence européenne pour l'énergie nucléaire (AEÉN).
Egypt and Syria merged to form the United Arab Republic, a bold attempt to unify the Arab world under Gamal Abdel Nas…
Egypt and Syria merged to form the United Arab Republic, a bold attempt to unify the Arab world under Gamal Abdel Nasser’s leadership. This political experiment collapsed just three years later, but it permanently reshaped regional geopolitics by fueling decades of intense debate over the viability of Pan-Arab nationalism versus individual state sovereignty.
Lancement du premier satellite artificiel américain Explorer 1.
Lancement du premier satellite artificiel américain Explorer 1.
Explorer 1 weighed 30 pounds.
Explorer 1 weighed 30 pounds. The Soviets' Sputnik had weighed 184. America's first satellite was smaller, lighter, and four months late to orbit. But it carried something Sputnik didn't: a Geiger counter designed by James Van Allen. Within weeks, that counter detected intense radiation belts circling Earth — zones where charged particles from solar wind get trapped by the planet's magnetic field. Nobody knew they existed. The space race wasn't just about getting up there first. It was about what you found when you arrived.
cerca del pico Otorten, en los montes Urales (en la Unión Soviética) mueren nueve excursionistas.
cerca del pico Otorten, en los montes Urales (en la Unión Soviética) mueren nueve excursionistas. No se sabe el motivo de su muerte. Esta tragedia se conoce como accidente del paso Diatlov.
In der Schweiz lehnt in einer Volksabstimmung die abstimmende männliche Bevölkerung mit deutlicher Mehrheit die Einfü…
In der Schweiz lehnt in einer Volksabstimmung die abstimmende männliche Bevölkerung mit deutlicher Mehrheit die Einführung des Frauenstimm- und -wahlrechts für die Bundesebene ab. Nur in den Kantonen Waadt, Neuenburg und Genf ist eine Mehrheit dafür. In Reaktion auf die Abstimmung führt dennoch Waadt als erster Kanton mit Wirkung zum 1. Februar das Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht auf Kantons- und Gemeindeebene ein.
Four college students sat at a whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, refusing to leave…
Four college students sat at a whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, refusing to leave until served. Their quiet defiance triggered a wave of similar protests across the American South, forcing the eventual desegregation of public dining facilities and accelerating the momentum of the broader civil rights movement.
fin de la « semaine des barricades » à Alger (guerre d'Algérie, 1954-62).
fin de la « semaine des barricades » à Alger (guerre d'Algérie, 1954-62).
los ministros de la CEE (Comunidad Económica Europea) estudian la admisión de Grecia.
los ministros de la CEE (Comunidad Económica Europea) estudian la admisión de Grecia.
en Argelia se rinden los rebeldes contra los franceses.
en Argelia se rinden los rebeldes contra los franceses.
I Want to Hold Your Hand" hit number one in the U.S.
I Want to Hold Your Hand" hit number one in the U.S. on January 18, 1964. Capitol Records had rejected it twice. They didn't think Americans would care about British bands. A DJ in Washington got an import copy and played it anyway. His station's phones jammed. Capitol rushed it to stores three weeks early. It sold 250,000 copies in three days. Five thousand fans met the Beatles at JFK a month later. One song changed who could sell records in America.
deux skieuses françaises dont Marielle Goitschel gagnent l'or et l'argent sur le "Géant" puis inversent leurs classem…
deux skieuses françaises dont Marielle Goitschel gagnent l'or et l'argent sur le "Géant" puis inversent leurs classement et médailles deux jours plus tard aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver d'Innsbruck en Autriche.
The Hamilton River became the Churchill River in 1965, honoring Winston Churchill who'd died weeks earlier.
The Hamilton River became the Churchill River in 1965, honoring Winston Churchill who'd died weeks earlier. Except Churchill had never been to Labrador. Never saw the river. The Innu people had called it something else for thousands of years — they weren't consulted. The provincial government wanted a famous name for their new hydroelectric project. Forty years later, the Innu sued. In 2016, the lower section got its original name back: Nutashkuan. The upper section is still Churchill.
تأميم الهاتف والبرق في الكويت.
تأميم الهاتف والبرق في الكويت.
Zu Ehren des wenige Tage zuvor verstorbenen Sir Winston Churchill wird in Neufundland und Labrador der 856 km lange H…
Zu Ehren des wenige Tage zuvor verstorbenen Sir Winston Churchill wird in Neufundland und Labrador der 856 km lange Hamilton River in Churchill River umbenannt.
el atleta australiano Ron Clarke logra batir el récord mundial de los 5000 metros con un tiempo de 13 minutos y 33,6 …
el atleta australiano Ron Clarke logra batir el récord mundial de los 5000 metros con un tiempo de 13 minutos y 33,6 segundos.
en España, se estrena la película El padre Manolo, dirigida por Ramón Torrado.
en España, se estrena la película El padre Manolo, dirigida por Ramón Torrado.
sortie en France du film et comédie musicale Les Demoiselles de Rochefort de Jacques Demy avec Catherine Deneuve et F…
sortie en France du film et comédie musicale Les Demoiselles de Rochefort de Jacques Demy avec Catherine Deneuve et Françoise Dorléac etc.
The two biggest railroads in America merged into the biggest bankruptcy in American history.
The two biggest railroads in America merged into the biggest bankruptcy in American history. Penn Central lasted 970 days. The New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad combined their operations in 1968 — 20,000 miles of track, 96,000 employees. But they kept separate computer systems. Separate unions. Separate management cultures. Nobody could agree on anything. By 1970, the company was losing a million dollars a day. The collapse forced Congress to create Amtrak. The merger that was supposed to save American rail travel destroyed it instead.
en Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica), el profesor Christiaan Barnard realiza satisfactoriamente su segundo trasplante de co…
en Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica), el profesor Christiaan Barnard realiza satisfactoriamente su segundo trasplante de corazón.
Execution Captured: Image Fuels Vietnam War Protests
South Vietnamese police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes captured Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem while photographer Eddie Adams captures the moment on film. That stark image galvanized public opinion against the war, accelerating domestic protests and shifting political momentum toward withdrawal.
Canada became the first country to merge all its military branches into one force.
Canada became the first country to merge all its military branches into one force. The Royal Canadian Navy, Army, and Air Force disappeared as separate entities. Everyone wore the same green uniform. Sailors hated it. The Navy lost its traditional ranks — no more admirals, just generals for everyone. Personnel dropped by 25% within five years. Critics called it a bureaucratic disaster. But the unified command structure worked: Canadian Forces could deploy faster than almost any NATO ally. The experiment nobody wanted became the model nobody copied.
la Cruz Roja Internacional reanuda los envíos a la desaparecida República de Biafra, actual región de Nigeria.
la Cruz Roja Internacional reanuda los envíos a la desaparecida República de Biafra, actual región de Nigeria.
Im argentinischen Benavidet rast ein Intercity-Zug in einen wegen technischer Probleme auf dem Gleis stehenden Region…
Im argentinischen Benavidet rast ein Intercity-Zug in einen wegen technischer Probleme auf dem Gleis stehenden Regionalzug. 236 Menschen sterben beim Zugzusammenstoß.
en la ciudad argentina de Benavídez (provincia de Buenos Aires), colisionan dos trenes, dejando un saldo de 236 muertos.
en la ciudad argentina de Benavídez (provincia de Buenos Aires), colisionan dos trenes, dejando un saldo de 236 muertos. Es la mayor tragedia ferroviaria del país hasta la actualidad.
Kuala Lumpur officially attained city status in 1972 when the Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted its royal charter.
Kuala Lumpur officially attained city status in 1972 when the Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted its royal charter. This elevation transformed the former mining outpost into a formal administrative hub, granting the local government greater autonomy to manage the rapid infrastructure expansion required for Malaysia’s burgeoning capital.
les funérailles de Mahalia Jackson se déroulent à Chicago (États-Unis) devant quelque 5 000 personnes dont Madame Mar…
les funérailles de Mahalia Jackson se déroulent à Chicago (États-Unis) devant quelque 5 000 personnes dont Madame Martin Luther King, Ella Fitzgerald et Sammy Davis Jr avec Aretha Franklin au chant (Precious Lord, Take My Hand) au cours de la cérémonie. Plus de 40 000 personnes ont défilé la veille devant la dépouille de la célèbre interprète de gospel.
كوالالامبور تصبح مدينة بقرار رسمي من الملك الماليزي عبد الحليم ��عظم.
كوالالامبور تصبح مدينة بقرار رسمي من الملك الماليزي عبد الحليم ��عظم.
en España se celebra un «consejo de guerra» contra seis estudiantes acusados de incendiar el consulado francés; cinco…
en España se celebra un «consejo de guerra» contra seis estudiantes acusados de incendiar el consulado francés; cinco son condenados a 30 años de prisión y el sexto es absuelto.
réception officielle de René de La Croix de Castries dit le duc de Castries à l'Académie française.
réception officielle de René de La Croix de Castries dit le duc de Castries à l'Académie française.
las compañías aéreas estadounidenses anulan los pedidos del avión francobritánico Concorde.
las compañías aéreas estadounidenses anulan los pedidos del avión francobritánico Concorde.
A short circuit in an air conditioning unit ignited the Joelma Building in São Paulo, trapping hundreds of office wor…
A short circuit in an air conditioning unit ignited the Joelma Building in São Paulo, trapping hundreds of office workers as flames raced up the structure’s open elevator shafts. This tragedy forced Brazil to overhaul its national fire safety codes, mandating the installation of emergency stairwells and sprinkler systems in all high-rise buildings across the country.
Kuala Lumpur stopped being part of Selangor on February 1, 1974.
Kuala Lumpur stopped being part of Selangor on February 1, 1974. The state gave up its capital city to the federal government. This wasn't colonialism — it was practical. The city had grown too fast. Traffic, housing, infrastructure — all of it crossed state boundaries but fell under state jurisdiction. Malaysia needed a capital it could actually govern. Selangor lost tax revenue and administrative control. In return, the federal government got direct authority over 243 square kilometers. The model came from Washington D.C. and Canberra. Today it's one of three federal territories in Malaysia, carved out because cities don't respect the borders drawn around them.
Südafrika entlässt KwaZulu als Homeland in eine bedingte Eigenständigkeit.
Südafrika entlässt KwaZulu als Homeland in eine bedingte Eigenständigkeit.
Weitere 208 Unterzeichner unterstützen die zum Jahresbeginn veröffentlichte Charta 77 in der Tschechoslowakei.
Weitere 208 Unterzeichner unterstützen die zum Jahresbeginn veröffentlichte Charta 77 in der Tschechoslowakei. Sie bieten damit einer eingesetzten intensiven staatlichen Kampagne gegen diese Petition über Menschenrechtsverletzungen seitens des Regimes die Stirn.
Roman Polanski fled to France on February 1, 1978, the night before his sentencing hearing.
Roman Polanski fled to France on February 1, 1978, the night before his sentencing hearing. He'd already pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. The judge had ordered a 90-day psychiatric evaluation. Polanski served 42 days at Chino State Prison. Then the judge changed his mind about the plea deal. Polanski's lawyer told him he'd get more prison time, possibly decades. He bought a one-way ticket to London, then Paris. France doesn't extradite its citizens. He's directed eleven films since then, won an Oscar, and never returned to the United States. The victim has publicly forgiven him. The warrant is still active.
naissance du parti politique de centre droit de l'Union pour la démocratie française (U.D.F.) sous la présidence entr…
naissance du parti politique de centre droit de l'Union pour la démocratie française (U.D.F.) sous la présidence entre 1974 et 1981 de Valéry Giscard d'Estaing issu de la même tendance.
Criação da Academia da Força Aérea portuguesa.
Criação da Academia da Força Aérea portuguesa.
Nach ihrer Begnadigung durch US-Präsident Jimmy Carter wird die Millionenerbin und Bankräuberin Patty Hearst aus dem …
Nach ihrer Begnadigung durch US-Präsident Jimmy Carter wird die Millionenerbin und Bankräuberin Patty Hearst aus dem Bundesgefängnis in San Francisco entlassen.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini touched down in Tehran after fifteen years of exile, drawing millions of supporters into …
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini touched down in Tehran after fifteen years of exile, drawing millions of supporters into the streets to welcome him. His arrival dismantled the Pahlavi dynasty, accelerating the collapse of the monarchy and ensuring the rapid transition of Iran into an Islamic Republic governed by clerical authority.
Patty Hearst served 22 months of a seven-year sentence for armed robbery.
Patty Hearst served 22 months of a seven-year sentence for armed robbery. She'd robbed the bank with the people who kidnapped her. The Symbionese Liberation Army held her for 57 days in a closet, then she joined them. Her lawyer argued Stockholm syndrome. The jury didn't buy it. Carter commuted her sentence after psychiatrists said continued imprisonment served no purpose. Bill Clinton pardoned her completely in 2001. She's now an actress and dog breeder.
en la ciudad de Guatemala, la policía guatemalteca tortura hasta matar al campesino maya Gregorio Iujá-Yoná, quien ha…
en la ciudad de Guatemala, la policía guatemalteca tortura hasta matar al campesino maya Gregorio Iujá-Yoná, quien había sido el único sobreviviente ―aunque con quemaduras graves― de la Matanza en la embajada española en Guatemala.
Francia suministra a Irak 60 aviones del tipo Mirage.
Francia suministra a Irak 60 aviones del tipo Mirage.
Australia needed one ball to beat New Zealand.
Australia needed one ball to beat New Zealand. New Zealand needed a six to tie. Greg Chappell, the Australian captain, told his brother Trevor to bowl the final delivery underarm along the ground. Legal under the rules. Impossible to hit for six. Trevor rolled it like a lawn bowl. The batsman blocked it with his bat and walked off. The crowd booed. The New Zealand prime minister called it cowardly. Greg Chappell's own mother said she was ashamed. Cricket changed its laws the next day. Underarm bowling was banned in limited-overs cricket. Forever. One family destroyed its name to avoid a tie.
Senegal und Gambia unterzeichnen einen Konföderationsvertrag zur Bildung der Konföderation Senegambia.
Senegal und Gambia unterzeichnen einen Konföderationsvertrag zur Bildung der Konföderation Senegambia. Dieser sieht die Vereinigung der Streitkräfte, der Währung und des Wirtschaftsraumes der beiden Länder vor.
en España, las provincias de Oviedo y Santander se convierten en las comunidades autónomas uniprovinciales de Asturia…
en España, las provincias de Oviedo y Santander se convierten en las comunidades autónomas uniprovinciales de Asturias y Cantabria, respectivamente.
The 80286 could address 16 megabytes of RAM.
The 80286 could address 16 megabytes of RAM. The original IBM PC maxed out at 640 kilobytes. But almost nobody used protected mode. DOS couldn't run in it. Software developers ignored it. The chip had a fatal flaw: you could switch into protected mode, but the only way out was to reboot the entire machine. IBM sold it anyway. The PC/AT became the business standard for five years, running in a mode its processor wasn't designed for.
Senegal and The Gambia merged into the Senegambia Confederation to integrate their armed forces and economies while m…
Senegal and The Gambia merged into the Senegambia Confederation to integrate their armed forces and economies while maintaining individual sovereignty. This experiment in regional unity collapsed seven years later, exposing the deep-seated administrative and political friction between the two nations that ultimately prevented a full, lasting political union.
In Gauting wird Ernst Zimmermann, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Motoren- und Turbinen-Union (MTU), in seinem Haus von RAF…
In Gauting wird Ernst Zimmermann, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Motoren- und Turbinen-Union (MTU), in seinem Haus von RAF-Mitgliedern erschossen.
les forces vietnamiennes lancent une offensive de grande envergure contre le Cambodge des khmers rouges.
les forces vietnamiennes lancent une offensive de grande envergure contre le Cambodge des khmers rouges.
en Nueva Delhi (India), el papa Juan Pablo II es recibido entre manifestaciones populares de protesta y grandes medid…
en Nueva Delhi (India), el papa Juan Pablo II es recibido entre manifestaciones populares de protesta y grandes medidas de seguridad.
la chanteuse américaine Diana Ross épouse en Suisse l'armateur millionnaire norvégien Arne Naess passionné d'alpinisme.
la chanteuse américaine Diana Ross épouse en Suisse l'armateur millionnaire norvégien Arne Naess passionné d'alpinisme.
In Freiburg im Breisgau wird die Oper Hunger und Durst von Violeta Dinescu nach dem gleichnamigen Drama von Eugène Io…
In Freiburg im Breisgau wird die Oper Hunger und Durst von Violeta Dinescu nach dem gleichnamigen Drama von Eugène Ionesco uraufgeführt.
مدن كالغورلي وبولدر في غرب أستراليا تتحدان رسميا لتكونا مدينة واحدة باسم «مدينة كالغورلي وبولدر».
مدن كالغورلي وبولدر في غرب أستراليا تتحدان رسميا لتكونا مدينة واحدة باسم «مدينة كالغورلي وبولدر».
le pic de Montagnol et la vallée d'Angouls sont classés en « zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et flor…
le pic de Montagnol et la vallée d'Angouls sont classés en « zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique » en raison de leur flore des hautes montagnes calcaires avec plantes endémiques ou rares et de la présence d'une riche faune de montagne.
The towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder merged to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, consolidating their administrative…
The towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder merged to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, consolidating their administrative resources and governance. This union streamlined the management of the region’s massive gold mining operations, allowing the new city to better coordinate infrastructure and services across the Golden Mile’s expansive industrial landscape.
Gabriel Liiceanu launched Humanitas three weeks after Ceaușescu fell.
Gabriel Liiceanu launched Humanitas three weeks after Ceaușescu fell. Under communism, he'd taught philosophy in whispers — Plato was banned, Kant was dangerous. His publishing house printed 200,000 copies of its first book in a country that had been starved of ideas for decades. Lines wrapped around blocks. People bought books they couldn't afford because they could finally read them. Within five years, Humanitas published more titles than the entire state apparatus had in the previous decade. Turns out censorship creates enormous demand.
el gobierno de Alemania Occidental adopta la resolución de efectuar negociaciones con Alemania Oriental para el estab…
el gobierno de Alemania Occidental adopta la resolución de efectuar negociaciones con Alemania Oriental para el establecimiento de una unión monetaria.
des renforts de troupes serbes entrent au Kosovo où la majorité à 90 % albanaise réclame son autonomie.
des renforts de troupes serbes entrent au Kosovo où la majorité à 90 % albanaise réclame son autonomie.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake tore through the Hindu Kush mountains, collapsing thousands of mud-brick homes across Afgh…
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake tore through the Hindu Kush mountains, collapsing thousands of mud-brick homes across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. The disaster claimed at least 848 lives and exposed the extreme vulnerability of remote mountain communities to seismic activity, forcing international aid agencies to overhaul their disaster response protocols for the region’s rugged, inaccessible terrain.
A controller cleared two planes for the same runway.
A controller cleared two planes for the same runway. USAir Flight 1493 landed on top of SkyWest Flight 5569, which was still sitting there. The smaller plane had twelve people. All died. The 737 had 89 aboard — most survived the impact but not the fire. The controller had lost track of SkyWest in the fog and darkness. She'd been working two frequencies alone. LAX changed everything about how towers handle ground traffic. Runways got their own dedicated controllers.
Im Zweiten Golfkrieg sind die irakischen Truppen nach der Schlacht um Chafdschi gezwungen, sich nach dem Sieg der Str…
Im Zweiten Golfkrieg sind die irakischen Truppen nach der Schlacht um Chafdschi gezwungen, sich nach dem Sieg der Streitkräfte Saudi-Arabiens aus saudischem Gebiet zurückzuziehen.
Das US-amerikanische Unternehmen id Software wird gegründet.
Das US-amerikanische Unternehmen id Software wird gegründet. Bekannt wird es vor allem durch seine in den 1990er Jahren entwickelten Computerspiele und Spiel-Engines, wie Doom und Quake.
Warren Anderson flew into Bhopal on December 7, 1984, three days after the gas leak that killed thousands.
Warren Anderson flew into Bhopal on December 7, 1984, three days after the gas leak that killed thousands. Indian police arrested him at the plant. He was released on $2,000 bail and flown out on a government plane. He never came back. Eight years later, a magistrate declared him a fugitive. The U.S. refused every extradition request. Anderson died in Florida in 2014, age 92. Union Carbide paid $470 million in compensation—about $500 per victim. The abandoned factory still sits there, soil and groundwater still contaminated, forty years later.
en España, Hacienda acuerda retener el 25 % de los premios en metálico entregados en los concursos de televisión que …
en España, Hacienda acuerda retener el 25 % de los premios en metálico entregados en los concursos de televisión que excedan de 100 000 pesetas.
en la Comunidad Valenciana se constituye la Policía Autónoma.
en la Comunidad Valenciana se constituye la Policía Autónoma.
Gary Bettman took over the NHL in 1993.
Gary Bettman took over the NHL in 1993. He wasn't a hockey guy. He came from the NBA's front office, had never played the game, couldn't skate. The owners hired him anyway because they wanted what basketball had: TV money, southern expansion, labor peace. He gave them all three. He also gave them three lockouts in twenty years. The league now has teams in Vegas, Miami, and Arizona. Revenue went from $400 million to $5 billion. Half the fanbase still boos him at every public appearance.
la banda de punk Green Day lanza su tercer álbum de estudio Dookie, álbum donde la banda consigue ser reconocida en t…
la banda de punk Green Day lanza su tercer álbum de estudio Dookie, álbum donde la banda consigue ser reconocida en todo el mundo
Green Day's *Dookie* sold for $1 at used CD bins in Berkeley the week it came out.
Green Day's *Dookie* sold for $1 at used CD bins in Berkeley the week it came out. Warner Bros. had low expectations — punk bands didn't go platinum. The album cost $100,000 to record, mostly in a converted warehouse. It hit stores February 1, 1994. By summer, "Basket Case" was on MTV hourly. It sold 20 million copies. The punk kids who accused them of selling out were buying it anyway. Turns out three-chord songs about anxiety and boredom scaled just fine.
Congress passed the Communications Decency Act in 1996, making it a crime to send "indecent" material online where mi…
Congress passed the Communications Decency Act in 1996, making it a crime to send "indecent" material online where minors might see it. Maximum penalty: two years in prison. The ACLU sued the same day. Fifteen months later, the Supreme Court struck down the entire law, 7-2. First time they'd ever applied the First Amendment to the internet. But Section 230 survived — the 26 words that let websites host user content without liability. That part accidentally built the modern internet.
un million de mineurs font grève en Russie et en Ukraine dans l'espoir de toucher leur salaire.
un million de mineurs font grève en Russie et en Ukraine dans l'espoir de toucher leur salaire.
ليلي فيشبورن تصبح أول أمريكية من أصل إفريقي ترقى إلى رتبة أدميرال خلفي في الولايات المتحدة، وهي الأقل من الأدميرال ال…
ليلي فيشبورن تصبح أول أمريكية من أصل إفريقي ترقى إلى رتبة أدميرال خلفي في الولايات المتحدة، وهي الأقل من الأدميرال البحري مباشرة.
la ministre française de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'Environnement Dominique Voynet confirme la mise à l'arrê…
la ministre française de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'Environnement Dominique Voynet confirme la mise à l'arrêt définitif du surgénérateur nucléaire Superphénix de Creys-Malville qui n'aura fonctionné que 30 mois en 10 ans.
en Sri Lanka, el ejército asesina a más de 3000 rebeldes tamiles durante una batalla en el norte del país.
en Sri Lanka, el ejército asesina a más de 3000 rebeldes tamiles durante una batalla en el norte del país.
Lillian Fishburne pinned on her rear admiral stars on February 1, 1998.
Lillian Fishburne pinned on her rear admiral stars on February 1, 1998. She'd joined the Navy in 1973 as a computer systems analyst. The Navy had only allowed women on ships for two years. She spent 25 years working her way up through supply and logistics — the unglamorous work that keeps a fleet moving. When she made rear admiral, she became the first Black woman to reach flag rank in any U.S. military service. Not just the Navy. Any branch. She retired a year later. The breakthrough came at the very end.
en los Estados Unidos, Lillian E. Fishburne se convierte en la primera mujer afroestadounidense en ser nombrada comodora.
en los Estados Unidos, Lillian E. Fishburne se convierte en la primera mujer afroestadounidense en ser nombrada comodora.
en el Reino Unido se constituye como delito la tenencia de armas de fuego cortas.
en el Reino Unido se constituye como delito la tenencia de armas de fuego cortas.
en Francia, la Société Générale (SG) y el Banco Paribas ―dos de las principales entidades financieras francesas― anun…
en Francia, la Société Générale (SG) y el Banco Paribas ―dos de las principales entidades financieras francesas― anuncian su fusión. La nueva entidad, BNP Paribas, se convierte en el tercer banco europeo y el cuarto mundial.
le code morse disparaît officiellement de toutes les communications pour être remplacé par le système satellitaire GM…
le code morse disparaît officiellement de toutes les communications pour être remplacé par le système satellitaire GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System).
annonce à Paris de la fusion bancaire Paribas-Banque nationale de Paris, le nouveau groupe pesant deux cents milliard…
annonce à Paris de la fusion bancaire Paribas-Banque nationale de Paris, le nouveau groupe pesant deux cents milliards de francs.
Die Lissabon-Konvention wird wirksam.
Die Lissabon-Konvention wird wirksam. Die sie ratifizierenden Länder erkennen im Ausland erbrachte Studienleistungen im Hochschulbereich in der europäischen Region an.
Valeo annonce un bénéfice de 3,7 milliards de francs pour 1999 et la suppression de six mille emplois.
Valeo annonce un bénéfice de 3,7 milliards de francs pour 1999 et la suppression de six mille emplois.
entrée en vigueur des 35 heures dans les entreprises françaises de plus de 20 salariés (et en 2002 dans les autres).
entrée en vigueur des 35 heures dans les entreprises françaises de plus de 20 salariés (et en 2002 dans les autres).
en España entra en vigor la nueva Ley de Extranjería.
en España entra en vigor la nueva Ley de Extranjería.
Putrajaya didn't exist until 1995.
Putrajaya didn't exist until 1995. Malaysia built an entire government capital from scratch in six years—ministries, courts, a prime minister's office, mosques, bridges, artificial lakes. Cost: $8.1 billion. The old capital, Kuala Lumpur, was too congested. So they carved 4,581 hectares out of palm oil plantations 25 kilometers south and declared it done. On February 1, 2001, it became Malaysia's third Federal Territory. Population at the time: 7,000. Most were construction workers still finishing the place. The government moved in anyway. Today 100,000 people live there, but it still feels empty—a city designed for bureaucracy, not people.
José Maria Neves wird nach dem Sieg der Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde bei den Wahlen vom 14.
José Maria Neves wird nach dem Sieg der Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde bei den Wahlen vom 14. Januar Premierminister von Kap Verde.
il est licite de tuer des « civils infidèles » dans certains cas, selon la teneur d'un entretien inédit d'Oussama ben…
il est licite de tuer des « civils infidèles » dans certains cas, selon la teneur d'un entretien inédit d'Oussama ben Laden réalisé par la chaîne du Qatar Al Jazeera fin octobre.
Daniel Pearl went to Karachi to interview a religious leader about Richard Reid, the shoe bomber.
Daniel Pearl went to Karachi to interview a religious leader about Richard Reid, the shoe bomber. His fixer was working for the kidnappers. They grabbed him outside a restaurant on January 23, 2002. He was 38, his wife was six months pregnant. They filmed his murder nine days later. The video became the template — the first beheading footage designed for the internet. His son was born three months after he died.
des scientifiques américains[Qui ?] déclarent avoir créé des embryons de singe sans utiliser de sperme pour obtenir d…
des scientifiques américains[Qui ?] déclarent avoir créé des embryons de singe sans utiliser de sperme pour obtenir des cellules souches qui ont ensuite produit un cœur, un cerveau et d'autres tissus.
Columbia Breaks Apart: Seven Astronauts Die in Reentry Disaster
All seven crew members perished when Columbia broke apart during reentry, doomed by a foam strike that punctured the orbiter's thermal shield sixteen days earlier. The disaster grounded the shuttle fleet for over two years and forced NASA to overhaul its safety culture, ultimately accelerating the program's retirement in 2011.
en Francia entra en vigor el Tratado de Niza.
en Francia entra en vigor el Tratado de Niza.
en Zimbabue mueren 40 personas en un choque de trenes.
en Zimbabue mueren 40 personas en un choque de trenes.
251 people died in a stampede during the 2004 Hajj at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina.
251 people died in a stampede during the 2004 Hajj at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina. They were throwing pebbles at three pillars — a ritual symbolizing the rejection of Satan. The bridge was 40 meters long. Two million pilgrims were trying to cross it in the same direction at the same time. The Saudi government spent $1.1 billion rebuilding it afterward. Made it five stories tall. The ritual hasn't changed in 1,400 years. The infrastructure finally did.
L'abbé Pierre et ses compagnons d'Emmaüs renouvellent leur appel à la solidarité envers les plus faibles lancé en fév…
L'abbé Pierre et ses compagnons d'Emmaüs renouvellent leur appel à la solidarité envers les plus faibles lancé en février 1954 (ci-avant) depuis l'esplanade du Trocadéro à Paris.
Two suicide bombers walked into separate party headquarters in Erbil on the same morning.
Two suicide bombers walked into separate party headquarters in Erbil on the same morning. They targeted the Kurdish Democratic Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan during Eid al-Adha celebrations. 109 people died. The attackers were from Zarqawi's group — the organization that would become ISIS three years later. This was their first major operation in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Kurds had stayed mostly neutral in the insurgency. That ended.
un equipo de científicos rusos y estadounidenses dan a conocer la obtención de dos nuevos elementos químicos, el niho…
un equipo de científicos rusos y estadounidenses dan a conocer la obtención de dos nuevos elementos químicos, el nihonio (Nh, n.º atómico 113), y el moscovio (Mc, n.º atómico 115).
en Houston (Estados Unidos), en el marco del Super Bowl XXXVIII, el cantante Justin Timberlake involuntariamente le r…
en Houston (Estados Unidos), en el marco del Super Bowl XXXVIII, el cantante Justin Timberlake involuntariamente le rompe una sección de la ropa a la cantante Janet Jackson, y uno de los pechos de ella resulta expuesto. Esto genera que los medios de comunicación estadounidenses se adhieran con mayor rigidez a las pautas de censura de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones.
En Colombia finalizó la transmisión de Canal A
En Colombia finalizó la transmisión de Canal A
en Dubái se inicia la construcción del edificio Burj Dubái.
en Dubái se inicia la construcción del edificio Burj Dubái.
Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft wird bei der Europameisterschaft in Slowenien mit einem 30:25 über Gastgeber Slowenie…
Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft wird bei der Europameisterschaft in Slowenien mit einem 30:25 über Gastgeber Slowenien Handball-Europameister.
Justin Timberlake pulled off part of Janet Jackson's costume at the end of their Super Bowl halftime performance.
Justin Timberlake pulled off part of Janet Jackson's costume at the end of their Super Bowl halftime performance. Nine-sixteenths of a second of exposed skin. 540 milliseconds. CBS got fined $550,000. The FCC received more complaints in 24 hours than it had in the previous decade combined. Networks started using broadcast delays of up to ten seconds on everything — award shows, live concerts, even sporting events. The phrase "wardrobe malfunction" entered the dictionary. YouTube launched two months later. One of the founders said they built it because it was too hard to find the clip online. Half a billion people have now watched those nine-sixteenths of a second.
en Bruselas (Bélgica) es detenido Youssef Belhadj, presunto portavoz de Al Qaeda en Europa.
en Bruselas (Bélgica) es detenido Youssef Belhadj, presunto portavoz de Al Qaeda en Europa.
en Leganés (Madrid) la policía detiene a cuatro marroquíes, miembros de una misma familia, por su presunta relación c…
en Leganés (Madrid) la policía detiene a cuatro marroquíes, miembros de una misma familia, por su presunta relación con los Atentados del 11 de marzo de 2004.
la Asamblea Nacional Francesa aprueba el proyecto de ley de reforma constitucional para salvar las incompatibilidades…
la Asamblea Nacional Francesa aprueba el proyecto de ley de reforma constitucional para salvar las incompatibilidades con la Constitución Europea.
Canada legalized same-sex marriage nationwide on July 20, 2005.
Canada legalized same-sex marriage nationwide on July 20, 2005. Fourth country to do it, but first outside Europe. The Netherlands went first in 2001, then Belgium, then Spain three weeks before Canada. But Canada's law was different. No residency requirement. Americans started flying to Toronto to get married. Over 5,000 couples in the first year alone, most from the United States. The marriages were legal in Canada but meant nothing back home. Couples went anyway. They wanted the paper, the ceremony, the proof that somewhere recognized what they had. Eight years later, the U.S. Supreme Court caught up.
King Gyanendra dissolved Nepal's parliament, arrested politicians, and cut phone lines on February 1, 2005.
King Gyanendra dissolved Nepal's parliament, arrested politicians, and cut phone lines on February 1, 2005. He claimed democracy had failed to end a Maoist insurgency. He declared himself head of government. The power grab backfired spectacularly. Mass protests erupted within weeks. By April 2006, millions filled Kathmandu's streets for nineteen straight days. He restored parliament. A year later, Nepal abolished the monarchy entirely. He'd been king for five years. His coup lasted sixteen months.
se descubre el gen que desencadena en el cerebro el inicio de la pubertad.
se descubre el gen que desencadena en el cerebro el inicio de la pubertad.
se descubre la proteína que provoca la resistencia a la insulina y, como consecuencia, el desencadenamiento de la dia…
se descubre la proteína que provoca la resistencia a la insulina y, como consecuencia, el desencadenamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo II.
se identifica, por primera vez, un mecanismo molecular en el hígado que se activa con las grasas saturadas de los ali…
se identifica, por primera vez, un mecanismo molecular en el hígado que se activa con las grasas saturadas de los alimentos, elevando la producción de LDL (el colesterol perjudicial) en la sangre.
el buque cisterna Ece se hunde en las aguas del Canal de la Mancha con unas 10 000 toneladas de ácido.
el buque cisterna Ece se hunde en las aguas del Canal de la Mancha con unas 10 000 toneladas de ácido.
en las afueras de la ciudad de Bilbao (España), la banda terrorista ETA hace estallar una bomba en un edificio de Cor…
en las afueras de la ciudad de Bilbao (España), la banda terrorista ETA hace estallar una bomba en un edificio de Correos, sin causar daños de importancia.
en la madrileña localidad de Fuenlabrada, un equipo de investigadores descubre un importante yacimiento arqueológico …
en la madrileña localidad de Fuenlabrada, un equipo de investigadores descubre un importante yacimiento arqueológico datado provisionalmente entre el siglo III y el VI, en el que se han localizado al menos 200 tumbas visigodas, una gran villa romana y dos necrópolis.
en Río de Janeiro (Brasil) las lluvias torrenciales causan más de una docena de víctimas mortales.
en Río de Janeiro (Brasil) las lluvias torrenciales causan más de una docena de víctimas mortales.
The National Weather Service replaced the Fujita scale with the Enhanced Fujita scale on February 1, 2007.
The National Weather Service replaced the Fujita scale with the Enhanced Fujita scale on February 1, 2007. The original scale, used since 1971, had a problem: it guessed wind speeds based on damage, but those guesses were often wrong by 50 mph or more. The Enhanced version fixed this by studying what actually destroys buildings—not just that a house collapsed, but whether the roof peeled off at the bolts or the walls failed first. It added 28 damage indicators, from hardwood trees to shopping malls, each with specific failure points. The change didn't make tornadoes stronger or weaker. It just meant forecasters finally knew what they were measuring.
clôture du 36e festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême dans l'ouest de la France comme toujours à par…
clôture du 36e festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême dans l'ouest de la France comme toujours à pareille période.
en España, un tornado en Málaga causa importantes daños materiales.
en España, un tornado en Málaga causa importantes daños materiales.
Iceland's banks collapsed in October 2008.
Iceland's banks collapsed in October 2008. The entire financial system evaporated in three days. The government fell. The country needed someone who'd warned them it would happen. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir had been in parliament for 30 years, always on the left, always ignored. She'd voted against bank deregulation. She'd called it reckless. Nobody listened. Now they did. On February 1, 2009, she became prime minister. First woman to lead Iceland. First openly gay head of government anywhere. She'd been with her partner since 1987, married her the year civil unions passed. She wasn't hiding. Iceland wasn't asking her to. Two years later, her approval rating hit 73 percent.
Iceland got a new prime minister in 2009 after the banks collapsed and the government fell.
Iceland got a new prime minister in 2009 after the banks collapsed and the government fell. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir had been in parliament for 33 years. She'd been a flight attendant before that. She was 66 years old. She'd been in a registered civil partnership with another woman since 2002. Nobody made it an issue. She took office during the worst financial crisis in Iceland's history — the króna had lost half its value in a week. She stayed four years, prosecuted the bankers, and left with approval ratings above 50%. The barrier wasn't that she was a woman or gay. It was that nobody noticed it was a barrier.
The Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl on a catch nobody thought would count.
The Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl on a catch nobody thought would count. Santonio Holmes pulled in a six-yard touchdown with 35 seconds left, somehow getting both feet inbounds in the corner of the end zone while three defenders surrounded him. Arizona had led with 2:37 remaining. They'd overcome a 20-7 deficit. Their 100-yard interception return for a touchdown—the longest play in Super Bowl history—seemed like it would be the story. But James Harrison's first-half pick-six, a 100-yard rumble by a 275-pound linebacker, set up Pittsburgh's comeback. The Cardinals never got the ball back. Six championships, more than any franchise. The next closest had five.
Création de la campagne NOH8 contre la proposition 8 aux États-Unis.
Création de la campagne NOH8 contre la proposition 8 aux États-Unis.
Die Volvo Group benennt ihr neu erworbenes japanisches Tochterunternehmen UD Nissan Diesel in UD Trucks Corporation um.
Die Volvo Group benennt ihr neu erworbenes japanisches Tochterunternehmen UD Nissan Diesel in UD Trucks Corporation um.
ملك الأردن عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين يقبل استقالة حكومة سمير زيد الرفاعي والتي أتت بعد عدة أسابيع من اندلاع مظاهرات ا…
ملك الأردن عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين يقبل استقالة حكومة سمير زيد الرفاعي والتي أتت بعد عدة أسابيع من اندلاع مظاهرات احتجاجية ضد سياسات حكومته الاقتصادية بالإضافة إلى المطالبة بالإصلاح السياسي، ويكلف معروف البخيت بتشكيل الحكومة الجديدة.
Seventy-four people died at a football match in Port Said, Egypt, in 2012.
Seventy-four people died at a football match in Port Said, Egypt, in 2012. Al Masry fans stormed the field after their team won. They had metal bars and knives. Stadium lights went out. Security opened exit gates for the home fans but locked them for Al Ahly supporters from Cairo. Witnesses said police stood by and watched. Eight officers were later convicted. It remains the deadliest incident in football history. The Egyptian league suspended play for two years.
The Shard opened to the public in 2013 after sitting empty for a year.
The Shard opened to the public in 2013 after sitting empty for a year. London's tallest building — 95 floors, 1,016 feet — had no tenants. The viewing platform charged £25 just to look out the window. Critics called it a shard of glass through the heart of historic London. Renzo Piano designed it to disappear into the sky, which is why the top third is mostly empty air. It worked. On cloudy days, you can't see where it ends.
منتخب فرنسا يفوز ببطولة العالم لكرة اليد للرجال للمرة الخامسة في تاريخه.
منتخب فرنسا يفوز ببطولة العالم لكرة اليد للرجال للمرة الخامسة في تاريخه.
se estrena en televisión #Vamos de Movistar + el programa La Resistencia.
se estrena en televisión #Vamos de Movistar + el programa La Resistencia.
قطر تتوج بلقب كأس آسيا 2019 للمرة الأولى في تاريخها بعد فوزها على اليابان 3–1 في المباراة النهائية.
قطر تتوج بلقب كأس آسيا 2019 للمرة الأولى في تاريخها بعد فوزها على اليابان 3–1 في المباراة النهائية.
l'Arch Mission Foundation annonce la mise en orbite d'un disque gravé de pages Wikipédia.
l'Arch Mission Foundation annonce la mise en orbite d'un disque gravé de pages Wikipédia.
se anunció oficialmente el cese de operaciones de Machinima, Inc. después de casi 20 años activo, que dejó sin empleo…
se anunció oficialmente el cese de operaciones de Machinima, Inc. después de casi 20 años activo, que dejó sin empleo a 81 trabajadores.
Myanmar’s military seized control in a pre-dawn coup, detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ending the country’s fragile dec…
Myanmar’s military seized control in a pre-dawn coup, detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ending the country’s fragile decade of democratic transition. This sudden power grab triggered nationwide civil disobedience and armed resistance, plunging the nation into a protracted humanitarian crisis and reversing years of economic and political liberalization.
A five-year-old boy slipped into a 32-meter well shaft in rural Morocco.
A five-year-old boy slipped into a 32-meter well shaft in rural Morocco. The opening was barely 45 centimeters wide. Rayan Aourram was stuck at the bottom, alive, for four days while rescuers dug a parallel tunnel through rock and clay. They couldn't go straight down — too narrow, too unstable. They had to excavate sideways, then tunnel across. Millions watched the live stream. Moroccans lined the hillside in silence. When rescuers finally reached him on the fifth day, he'd just died. The king called his parents. Morocco declared three days of national mourning for a child most had never heard of until he fell.
en Guinée-Bissau, le président Umaro Sissoco Embaló et son gouvernement sont victimes d'une tentative de coup d'État.
en Guinée-Bissau, le président Umaro Sissoco Embaló et son gouvernement sont victimes d'une tentative de coup d'État.
la comète verte C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (photo) s’approche au plus près de la Terre.
la comète verte C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (photo) s’approche au plus près de la Terre.
Incêndios florestais afetam 6 800 hectares de diversas regiões do Chile deixando mais de cem mortos.
Incêndios florestais afetam 6 800 hectares de diversas regiões do Chile deixando mais de cem mortos.
En Costa Rica, se celebran las Elecciones generales de Costa Rica de 2026 para elegir a su 50° presidente.
En Costa Rica, se celebran las Elecciones generales de Costa Rica de 2026 para elegir a su 50° presidente. Al final de la noche, Laura Fernández Delgado resultó electa siendo así la segunda mujer en ocupar este cargo en dicho país.