February 11
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225 events recorded on February 11 throughout history
Japan's first emperor supposedly ascended on February 11, 660 BC. That's the official story. The problem: there's no historical evidence Jimmu existed. The date comes from the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, written in the 700s AD—over 1,300 years later. They worked backward from the Chinese calendar, picking numbers they liked. February 11 became National Foundation Day in 1873, when the Meiji government needed a creation myth to unify the country. It worked. Japan still celebrates it. The holiday isn't about whether Jimmu was real. It's about deciding, as a nation, that the story matters more than the facts.
The Quakers walked into the first Congress and demanded slavery end. February 1790. The petition landed like a bomb — southern delegates threatened to walk out, northern ones scrambled to table it. Benjamin Franklin signed it. He had two months to live and spent them arguing that all men meant all men. Congress buried the petition in committee. Seventy-five years later, 600,000 Americans died fighting over what the Quakers said in a single page.
Emma Goldman stood on stage in New York and told a crowd of women how not to get pregnant. She was arrested mid-lecture. The charge: distributing information about contraception, which was illegal under the Comstock Act — the same law that classified birth control pamphlets as obscenity, alongside pornography. She'd been doing this for months, daring police to stop her. They finally did. She was 46, already deported once, already imprisoned for inciting riots. She told the judge she'd do it again. Birth control was still illegal in 30 states when the Pill was approved in 1960. Goldman had been dead for 20 years by then.
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Britannicus died at a dinner party, right in front of everyone.
Britannicus died at a dinner party, right in front of everyone. He was fourteen. Nero's stepbrother, blood heir to Emperor Claudius. He took a sip of wine, convulsed, and collapsed. Nero kept eating. Told the guests it was just an epileptic fit, nothing unusual. The body was cremated that same night in a rainstorm—no autopsy, no questions. His food taster, Locusta, was Rome's most famous poisoner. She'd already killed Claudius for Nero's mother three years earlier. Nero became emperor at sixteen. He'd rule for fourteen years and have his own mother murdered when she tried to control him. It started here, at a dinner table, with everyone watching.
Britannicus collapsed at dinner.
Britannicus collapsed at dinner. He was 13, one day away from becoming a man under Roman law. One day away from challenging Nero for the throne. He'd been eating with Nero and their mother Agrippina when his food taster checked his soup — too hot. A slave added cold water. Britannicus drank it, seized, and died within minutes. The cold water was poisoned. Nero kept eating. He told the guests not to worry, just epilepsy, Britannicus had it since childhood. The body was cremated that night in the rain. No autopsy. Nero ruled for 14 more years. The food taster survived.
Gordian III was 19 when his own soldiers killed him at Zaitha in Mesopotamia.
Gordian III was 19 when his own soldiers killed him at Zaitha in Mesopotamia. He'd been emperor for six years — crowned at 13 after a military coup his family didn't survive. His Praetorian Prefect, Philip the Arab, likely ordered it. Philip wanted the throne. He got it the same day. The army raised a burial mound at Carchemish, 90 miles away. They put his name on it. Then they followed his murderer back to Rome and called him Augustus.
Guo Wei didn't want to be emperor.
Guo Wei didn't want to be emperor. He was a court official sent to suppress a rebellion when his own troops mutinied — and proclaimed him emperor instead. He refused three times. They wouldn't take no. So in 951, he marched back to the capital, overthrew the regime he'd served, and founded the Later Zhou dynasty. It lasted ten years. But his adopted son unified China and ended the Five Dynasties period. The man who said no to power three times created the conditions for reunification.
In der Schlacht am Welfesholz verliert ein Heer Kaiser Heinrichs V. unter Hoyer I. von Mansfeld gegen ein Bündnis säc…
In der Schlacht am Welfesholz verliert ein Heer Kaiser Heinrichs V. unter Hoyer I. von Mansfeld gegen ein Bündnis sächsischer Edelleute unter dem späteren Kaiser Lothar von Supplinburg.
Robert of Chester finished translating an Arabic alchemy text in 1144.
Robert of Chester finished translating an Arabic alchemy text in 1144. It was the first time Western Europe had access to practical chemical procedures written down. Before this, European monks were copying Aristotle. Arab scholars had been distilling acids, isolating compounds, and documenting reactions for three centuries. Chester's translation introduced Europeans to laboratory equipment they'd never seen: alembics, retorts, crucibles designed for specific reactions. The Arabic word "al-kimiya" entered Latin as "alchemia." Within fifty years, European scholars were building their own labs. The same techniques used to chase gold transmutation would eventually isolate phosphorus, discover oxygen, and split the atom. Chemistry started as a mistranslation of a dream.
John de Courcy routed the Dunleavey clan at Downpatrick, seizing control of eastern Ulster with a small, heavily armo…
John de Courcy routed the Dunleavey clan at Downpatrick, seizing control of eastern Ulster with a small, heavily armored force. This victory dismantled the local Ulaid kingdom and established a permanent Anglo-Norman power base in the north of Ireland, shifting the regional balance of power toward Dublin-backed settlers for the next century.
en Úlster, el ejército de John de Courcy (1160-1219) derrota al clan nativo Dunleavey.
en Úlster, el ejército de John de Courcy (1160-1219) derrota al clan nativo Dunleavey. Los ingleses se establecen en la región.
le roi de France Philippe IV le Bel fait brûler la bulle pontificale Ausculta fili.
le roi de France Philippe IV le Bel fait brûler la bulle pontificale Ausculta fili.
en un bar de la ciudad de Oxford (Inglaterra), dos estudiantes de la Universidad de Oxford pelean con un tabernero po…
en un bar de la ciudad de Oxford (Inglaterra), dos estudiantes de la Universidad de Oxford pelean con un tabernero por la calidad del vino. Se genera una gran riña de dos días en que los lugareños se pusieron del lado del tabernero. En los enfrentamientos armados (Motín del Día de Santa Escolástica) murieron 63 estudiantes y 30 lugareños.
Henry VIII didn't break with Rome over theology.
Henry VIII didn't break with Rome over theology. He wanted a divorce. Catherine of Aragon had given him one living child—a daughter. He needed a male heir. The Pope refused the annulment. So Henry declared himself supreme head of the Church of England. Parliament made it official on this day in 1531. One marriage problem became a 500-year religious divide. England went Protestant because a king couldn't admit his succession crisis was a succession crisis. The Church of England still calls the monarch its Supreme Governor. It started as divorce paperwork.
Proclamation de Henri VIII d'Angleterre comme chef suprême de l’Église et du clergé d'Angleterre (règne de l'avènemen…
Proclamation de Henri VIII d'Angleterre comme chef suprême de l’Église et du clergé d'Angleterre (règne de l'avènement de l'anglicanisme en chrétienté).
The Catholic bishops voted to make Henry VIII head of the English church.
The Catholic bishops voted to make Henry VIII head of the English church. But they added a clause: "so far as the law of Christ allows." That phrase was their out. It meant everything and nothing. If Henry's orders violated divine law, they could theoretically refuse. Except they never did. Within three years, Henry dissolved the monasteries and seized their wealth — roughly 20% of England's land. The bishops who added that careful qualifier watched it happen. They'd built themselves a loophole they were too afraid to use.
Die von König Karl IX.
Die von König Karl IX. angeordnete Belagerung von La Rochelle beginnt. Die katholische Seite will im Vierten Hugenottenkrieg die den Hugenotten überlassene Stadt als Hort des französischen Protestantismus niederwerfen und erhofft sich im Erfolgsfall einen Dominoeffekt auf andere Orte.
Spain tried to wall off the Pacific by building a town in the worst place on Earth.
Spain tried to wall off the Pacific by building a town in the worst place on Earth. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa planted Nombre de Jesús in the Strait of Magellan in 1584. Constant storms. No supply ships came. The settlers ate leather, then each other. When an English ship passed three years later, they found one survivor. He told them 23 people remained at the second settlement. All dead by the time anyone checked. Spain called it Puerto del Hambre. Port Famine.
Drake showed up at Cartagena with 23 ships and 2,300 men.
Drake showed up at Cartagena with 23 ships and 2,300 men. The Spanish governor had 400 soldiers. Drake took the city in six hours. He held it for two months, not because he wanted to keep it, but because he was negotiating the price. The Spanish paid 107,000 ducats — roughly $10 million today — just to get him to leave. He burned a third of the city anyway. Philip II of Spain had called Drake a pirate. Elizabeth I had knighted him. Both were right.
en España, la corte de Felipe III se traslada de Valladolid a Madrid.
en España, la corte de Felipe III se traslada de Valladolid a Madrid.
In Florenz findet die Uraufführung der komischen Oper La fiera von Francesca Caccini statt.
In Florenz findet die Uraufführung der komischen Oper La fiera von Francesca Caccini statt.
Emperor Susenyos I made Catholicism Ethiopia's state religion in 1626.
Emperor Susenyos I made Catholicism Ethiopia's state religion in 1626. His country had been Christian for 1,200 years — longer than most of Europe. Portuguese Jesuits convinced him the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was heretical. He banned ancient practices: circumcision on the eighth day, Saturday Sabbath observance, dietary laws his people had followed for centuries. The backlash was immediate. Rebellions broke out across the empire. Thousands died in religious civil war. Within five years, Susenyos abdicated. His son reversed everything the day he took power.
abdication de la reine Christine de Suède en faveur de son cousin germain Charles-Gustave de Palatinat-Deux-Ponts-Cle…
abdication de la reine Christine de Suède en faveur de son cousin germain Charles-Gustave de Palatinat-Deux-Ponts-Cleebourg.
Swedish forces suffered a crushing defeat after launching a massive, desperate assault on Copenhagen’s walls in the d…
Swedish forces suffered a crushing defeat after launching a massive, desperate assault on Copenhagen’s walls in the dead of winter. By repelling the attack, the Danish defenders prevented the total collapse of their kingdom and forced King Charles X Gustav to abandon his ambition of erasing Denmark from the map entirely.
en Cuba se realiza el primer impreso del país, la Tarifa general de precios de medicina.
en Cuba se realiza el primer impreso del país, la Tarifa general de precios de medicina.
Robert Walpole démissionne de son poste de Premier ministre de Grande-Bretagne.
Robert Walpole démissionne de son poste de Premier ministre de Grande-Bretagne.
Pennsylvania Hospital opened in Philadelphia with eight patients and a borrowed building.
Pennsylvania Hospital opened in Philadelphia with eight patients and a borrowed building. Benjamin Franklin helped raise the money by convincing the Pennsylvania Assembly to match private donations dollar-for-dollar — the first matching grant in American history. Before this, sick people either stayed home or went to poorhouses where they usually died. The hospital admitted anyone who could be cured, regardless of ability to pay. Within a decade, it was treating over 200 patients a year. It's still operating on the same block.
en los Estados Unidos, Benjamin Franklin abre el hospital Pensilvania, el primero del país.
en los Estados Unidos, Benjamin Franklin abre el hospital Pensilvania, el primero del país.
In Ludwigsburg findet die Uraufführung der Oper Vologeso von Niccolò Jommelli statt.
In Ludwigsburg findet die Uraufführung der Oper Vologeso von Niccolò Jommelli statt.
nième tremblement de terre en Haïti.
nième tremblement de terre en Haïti.
torture et exécution de la dernière criminelle française soumise à la question Jeanne Delozanne dite « la grande Jean…
torture et exécution de la dernière criminelle française soumise à la question Jeanne Delozanne dite « la grande Jeannette ».
Im Burgtheater in Wien wird die tragikomische Oper Il pastor fido (Der treue Hirte) von Antonio Salieri uraufgeführt,…
Im Burgtheater in Wien wird die tragikomische Oper Il pastor fido (Der treue Hirte) von Antonio Salieri uraufgeführt, in das er die Ouvertüre seines Werkes Prima la musica e poi le parole eingearbeitet hat.
en los Estados Unidos, la Sociedad Religiosa de los Amigos (también conocidos como los cuáqueros) solicita ante el co…
en los Estados Unidos, la Sociedad Religiosa de los Amigos (también conocidos como los cuáqueros) solicita ante el congreso la abolición de la esclavitud.
The Quakers walked into the first Congress and demanded slavery end.
The Quakers walked into the first Congress and demanded slavery end. February 1790. The petition landed like a bomb — southern delegates threatened to walk out, northern ones scrambled to table it. Benjamin Franklin signed it. He had two months to live and spent them arguing that all men meant all men. Congress buried the petition in committee. Seventy-five years later, 600,000 Americans died fighting over what the Quakers said in a single page.
The Senate debated in secret for five years.
The Senate debated in secret for five years. Closed doors, no press, no gallery. Senators argued this protected them from "mob influence." But in 1794, they needed money for a new chamber and realized they could charge admission. They opened the gallery on December 9th. Tickets cost nothing, but you needed a senator's approval to get in. The House had been public from day one. The Senate held out as long as it could.
occupation française de Rome sous le régime du Directoire post-révolutionnaire en France.
occupation française de Rome sous le régime du Directoire post-révolutionnaire en France.
Jesse Fell burned anthracite coal in an open grate in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Jesse Fell burned anthracite coal in an open grate in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Before this, everyone said anthracite was useless — too hard to light, burned too cold. Fell added an iron grate that pulled air from below. The coal caught. It burned hotter than wood, longer than soft coal, with almost no smoke. Within twenty years, anthracite heated most American cities. It powered the Industrial Revolution's factories and steamships. And it made Pennsylvania the richest state in the country for half a century. One grate changed what fuel meant.
Robert Fulton didn't invent the steamboat.
Robert Fulton didn't invent the steamboat. He made the first one that actually made money. His *Clermont* ran the Hudson River route between New York and Albany in 1807, charging passengers $7 for the 150-mile trip. It took 32 hours. By horse and wagon, the same journey took four days. Within two years, he was running a fleet. This patent in 1809 locked down his improvements—better hull design, more efficient paddlewheels, engine placement that balanced the weight. He sued anyone who copied him. Before Fulton, steamboats were engineering curiosities. After him, they were businesses. Rivers became highways.
en los Estados Unidos, Robert Fulton patenta unas mejoras para la navegación con barcos a vapor.
en los Estados Unidos, Robert Fulton patenta unas mejoras para la navegación con barcos a vapor.
Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting bill that contorted Massachusetts electoral boundaries into a salamand…
Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting bill that contorted Massachusetts electoral boundaries into a salamander-like shape to favor his Democratic-Republican Party. This blatant manipulation of geography for partisan gain birthed the term gerrymandering, establishing a standard political tactic that continues to dictate legislative control and voter representation in modern American elections.
victoire de Napoléon à la bataille de Montmirail.
victoire de Napoléon à la bataille de Montmirail.
Norway declared independence on May 17, 1814, after 434 years under foreign rule.
Norway declared independence on May 17, 1814, after 434 years under foreign rule. They wrote their own constitution in just five weeks — Europe's most democratic at the time, second only to America's. They chose a Danish prince as king. Sweden invaded three months later. Norway lost. But they kept their constitution. Sweden had to accept it as part of the surrender terms. Norway negotiated democracy at gunpoint. The union with Sweden lasted until 1905, when Norway finally walked away for good. They'd been practicing self-government the entire time.
الإعلان عن استقلال النرويج، وهو ما أنهى اتحاد كالمار.
الإعلان عن استقلال النرويج، وهو ما أنهى اتحاد كالمار.
en las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata quedan disueltos el Directorio y el Congreso de Tucumán.
en las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata quedan disueltos el Directorio y el Congreso de Tucumán.
A priest threw sweets from a balcony during Carnival.
A priest threw sweets from a balcony during Carnival. It was tradition — the boys waited below, shouting, arms up. But the staircase was narrow. Stone. Medieval. When the sweets came down, everyone pushed forward at once. The boys at the front couldn't move. The ones behind couldn't see. Within minutes, 110 were crushed or suffocated. Most were under twelve. Malta had 100,000 people total. Every family in Valletta knew someone who died. They banned the sweet-throwing after that. But here's what stayed: the convent's staircase, unchanged, still there. You can visit it. Same stone. Same width.
Guerra da Independência do Brasil: Ocorre a Batalha do rio Cotejipe, permitindo o avanço das forças brasileiras rumo …
Guerra da Independência do Brasil: Ocorre a Batalha do rio Cotejipe, permitindo o avanço das forças brasileiras rumo à Salvador.
Im Collegio di San Sebastiano in Neapel erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Adelson e Salvini von Vincenzo Bellini.
Im Collegio di San Sebastiano in Neapel erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Adelson e Salvini von Vincenzo Bellini.
en la India, el autodenominado dios hinduista Suami Naraian (1781-1830) escribe el Shikshapatri, un texto importante …
en la India, el autodenominado dios hinduista Suami Naraian (1781-1830) escribe el Shikshapatri, un texto importante dentro del hinduismo swaminarayan (la religión que él creó).
University College London opened in 1826 as the first university in England to admit students regardless of religion.
University College London opened in 1826 as the first university in England to admit students regardless of religion. Oxford and Cambridge required Anglican oaths. UCL didn't. It also admitted women fifty years before Oxford did. The establishment called it "that godless institution on Gower Street." They meant it as an insult. UCL wore it as a badge. Jeremy Bentham, the philosopher who championed the idea, left his body to the university in his will. He's still there. His skeleton sits in a wooden cabinet in the main building, dressed in his own clothes, topped with a wax head. Students rub the cabinet for luck before exams.
Swaminarayan wrote the Shikshapatri in 212 Sanskrit verses.
Swaminarayan wrote the Shikshapatri in 212 Sanskrit verses. It took him less than a month. The text covered everything: what to eat, who to marry, how to treat animals, when to bathe. He was establishing rules for a movement that would grow to five million followers. But he wrote it because British colonial officials kept asking what his sect actually believed. They wanted it in writing. So he gave them a code of conduct that's still recited daily in Swaminarayan temples worldwide.
Josef Ressel wird in Österreich ein so genanntes Privilegium für seine Erfindung der Schraube ohne Ende zur Fortbeweg…
Josef Ressel wird in Österreich ein so genanntes Privilegium für seine Erfindung der Schraube ohne Ende zur Fortbewegung der Schiffe gewährt, das ihn zur wirtschaftlichen Verwertung berechtigt.
Gaetano Donizetti debuted his comic opera La fille du régiment at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, instantly captivating a…
Gaetano Donizetti debuted his comic opera La fille du régiment at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, instantly captivating audiences with its blend of military spectacle and lighthearted romance. The work cemented Donizetti’s reputation as a master of the French style and introduced the notoriously difficult "Ah! mes amis" aria, which remains a benchmark for tenors worldwide.
Giuseppe Verdi premiered I Lombardi at La Scala, cementing his status as the leading voice of Italian opera.
Giuseppe Verdi premiered I Lombardi at La Scala, cementing his status as the leading voice of Italian opera. The work’s fervent nationalist undertones ignited such public enthusiasm that the Austrian censors immediately tightened their grip on future productions, inadvertently fueling the growing movement for Italian unification.
Verdi's third opera caused a riot before the curtain even rose.
Verdi's third opera caused a riot before the curtain even rose. Milan's censors demanded he cut a priest's prayer — too sacred for the stage. The archbishop threatened to ban it. Verdi refused. Opening night, La Scala packed with protesters and defenders. The prayer stayed. The audience erupted in applause so loud the police prepared for insurrection. Austria ruled Milan then, and any crowd that loud was dangerous. Verdi was 29. He'd just learned what opera could do besides entertain.
Tewodros II Crowned: Ethiopia's Reunifier Takes the Throne
Kassa Hailu was crowned Emperor Tewodros II at the church of Derasge Maryam, reunifying Ethiopia after a century of feudal fragmentation known as the Era of the Princes. His ambitious modernization program — importing European weapons, building roads, and centralizing tax collection — made him the first Ethiopian ruler to attempt a modern nation-state.
Kassa Hailu was a bandit who became emperor.
Kassa Hailu was a bandit who became emperor. He'd been robbing caravans in the highlands for years. Then he defeated three rival warlords in succession, married an empress, and crowned himself Tewodros II in 1855. He wanted to modernize Ethiopia and unite it against European powers. He built roads, reformed the army, and banned the slave trade. Sixteen years later, he shot himself rather than surrender to a British invasion force. His reforms survived him.
Britain Annexes Awadh: King Exiled, Rebellion Simmers
The British East India Company seized the Kingdom of Awadh, deposing its last king Wajid Ali Shah and exiling him to Calcutta on charges of misgovernment. The annexation outraged both Awadhi nobility and the Company's own Indian soldiers, many of whom came from the region. Resentment over the takeover became a primary grievance fueling the Indian Rebellion of 1857 just one year later.
Fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous reported seeing a luminous lady in a grotto near Lourdes, initiating a series …
Fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous reported seeing a luminous lady in a grotto near Lourdes, initiating a series of visions that transformed a remote village into a global pilgrimage site. This event triggered massive institutional scrutiny and eventually established the sanctuary as one of the world’s primary destinations for those seeking physical and spiritual healing.
The House voted 133-0 to guarantee slavery would never be touched.
The House voted 133-0 to guarantee slavery would never be touched. This was March 1861 — Lincoln was already president, seven states had already seceded. The resolution was desperate appeasement: we promise not to free anyone, please don't leave. It didn't work. Within weeks, Fort Sumter was shelled. Four more states joined the Confederacy. And two years later, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation anyway. The unanimous vote became worthless the moment the first shots were fired.
Frederick Banting announced insulin at the University of Toronto in 1922.
Frederick Banting announced insulin at the University of Toronto in 1922. He was 30, a failed surgeon with no research experience. His lab partner was a 21-year-old medical student. They'd kept a diabetic dog alive for 70 days with pancreatic extracts. Six weeks after the announcement, they injected a 14-year-old boy dying in a Toronto hospital. Leonard Thompson's blood sugar dropped from fatal to normal in 24 hours. Before insulin, type 1 diabetes was a death sentence within months.
Patrick J. Whelan est le dernier à subir l'exécution publique par pendaison au Canada (meurtre de Thomas d'Arcy McGee).
Patrick J. Whelan est le dernier à subir l'exécution publique par pendaison au Canada (meurtre de Thomas d'Arcy McGee).
King Amadeo I quit after two years.
King Amadeo I quit after two years. He was Italian — Spain's parliament imported him after they kicked out their previous queen. Nobody wanted him. He survived seven assassination attempts. His prime minister was murdered in front of his palace. When he abdicated, he told them to figure it out themselves. Parliament declared a republic the same day. It lasted eleven months. Spain went through four presidents in that time, then brought back the monarchy anyway.
King Amadeo I of Spain quit after two years and 46 days.
King Amadeo I of Spain quit after two years and 46 days. He'd been imported from Italy because Spain couldn't agree on a Spanish king. Seven different governments collapsed while he was on the throne. He survived two assassination attempts. His wife hated Madrid. The nobles refused to speak to him. When his main political supporter was murdered, Amadeo wrote a resignation letter to parliament. He cited "the constant hostility of Spaniards toward a foreigner." He went home to Turin and lived another 17 years. Spain declared itself a republic the next day. It lasted eleven months.
en París, Alejandro Dumas, hijo, ingresa en la Academia francesa.
en París, Alejandro Dumas, hijo, ingresa en la Academia francesa.
livraison de la première ligne de chemin de fer sur l'île française ultra-marine de La Réunion entre Saint-Denis et S…
livraison de la première ligne de chemin de fer sur l'île française ultra-marine de La Réunion entre Saint-Denis et Saint-Benoît.
Japan's emperor got a constitution, but nobody voted on it.
Japan's emperor got a constitution, but nobody voted on it. Meiji gave it as a "gift" to his subjects in 1889. The cabinet answered only to him. The military answered only to him. Parliament could debate budgets but couldn't reject them — if they refused, last year's budget simply continued. It looked like Prussia's system because that's what they'd copied. Japan had a constitution. The people just weren't part of it.
Emperor Meiji promulgated Japan’s first constitution, transforming the nation into a constitutional monarchy with a b…
Emperor Meiji promulgated Japan’s first constitution, transforming the nation into a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. This legal framework ended absolute shogunate rule and established the Diet, forcing the government to balance imperial authority with representative politics as Japan rapidly modernized to compete with Western powers.
départ du roi béninois Béhanzin de Cotonou pour la Martinique.
départ du roi béninois Béhanzin de Cotonou pour la Martinique. Il pensait aller y rencontrer le président français Sadi Carnot mais c'était en réalité un exil forcé.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the UK happened in a Scottish village where the average January low is alrea…
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the UK happened in a Scottish village where the average January low is already -4°C. Braemar, Aberdeenshire, hit -27.2°C on this day in 1895. That's cold enough to freeze diesel fuel. Cold enough that exposed skin gets frostbite in under five minutes. The village sits in a natural bowl in the Cairngorms where cold air pools and can't escape. It's happened twice more since — 1982 and 1995, both times in the exact same spot. Not close. Not nearby. The same weather station. Britain's coldest place isn't in the far north. It's in a valley that traps winter.
الشرطة البلجيكية تهاجم مظاهرة في بروكسل للمطالبة بحق التصويت للنساء والأقليات.
الشرطة البلجيكية تهاجم مظاهرة في بروكسل للمطالبة بحق التصويت للنساء والأقليات.
en Bruselas, la policía reprime a mujeres activistas por el sufragio femenino.
en Bruselas, la policía reprime a mujeres activistas por el sufragio femenino.
Police charged universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels with sabers drawn.
Police charged universal suffrage demonstrators in Brussels with sabers drawn. Hundreds injured. Three dead. The protesters wanted one thing: votes for all men, not just property owners. Belgium's voting system gave wealthy men multiple votes — up to three each — while workers got none. The demonstration was peaceful until mounted police rode into the crowd. King Leopold II, who'd just extracted $220 million in rubber from the Congo through forced labor, called the protesters "dangerous radicals." Parliament rejected universal suffrage again. It would take another 17 years and a world war before every Belgian man could vote. Women waited until 1948.
Vienna audiences finally heard Anton Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, a massive, unfinished work that the composer had labo…
Vienna audiences finally heard Anton Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, a massive, unfinished work that the composer had labored over until his death seven years prior. By performing the three completed movements, conductors validated Bruckner’s late-Romantic structural ambition, cementing his reputation as a symphonist capable of bridging the gap between Wagnerian scale and traditional formal rigor.
Pope Pius X condemned France's new law separating church and state.
Pope Pius X condemned France's new law separating church and state. The 1905 law stripped the Catholic Church of all government funding and seized church property. Vehementer nos called it "profoundly insulting to God" and ordered French Catholics to resist. France didn't budge. Within months, the government inventoried every church, monastery, and seminary. Priests became employees of private associations instead of state officials. The Church lost its schools, hospitals, and political leverage. What looked like catastrophe became liberation — French Catholicism survived without state control, and the model spread across Europe. The Pope's fury marked the end of an era he was trying to save.
en la provincia de Jaén (España) una plaga de pulgón devasta los olivos.
en la provincia de Jaén (España) una plaga de pulgón devasta los olivos.
Im Rhode Island Sound sinkt nach einer Kollision mit einem Schoner der Raddampfer Larchmont.
Im Rhode Island Sound sinkt nach einer Kollision mit einem Schoner der Raddampfer Larchmont. 140 Menschen sterben.
Der von einer Wahlveranstaltung zurückkehrende Sozialdemokrat Franz Schuhmeier wird in der Halle des Wiener Nordwestb…
Der von einer Wahlveranstaltung zurückkehrende Sozialdemokrat Franz Schuhmeier wird in der Halle des Wiener Nordwestbahnhofs erschossen.
Emma Goldman stood on stage in New York and told a crowd of women how not to get pregnant.
Emma Goldman stood on stage in New York and told a crowd of women how not to get pregnant. She was arrested mid-lecture. The charge: distributing information about contraception, which was illegal under the Comstock Act — the same law that classified birth control pamphlets as obscenity, alongside pornography. She'd been doing this for months, daring police to stop her. They finally did. She was 46, already deported once, already imprisoned for inciting riots. She told the judge she'd do it again. Birth control was still illegal in 30 states when the Pill was approved in 1960. Goldman had been dead for 20 years by then.
en los Estados Unidos la policía arresta a la anarquista lituana Emma Goldman por dar una conferencia a favor del con…
en los Estados Unidos la policía arresta a la anarquista lituana Emma Goldman por dar una conferencia a favor del control de la natalidad.
en Alemania ―en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial―, el emperador Guillermo II ordena la intensificación de la ofe…
en Alemania ―en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial―, el emperador Guillermo II ordena la intensificación de la ofensiva submarina.
The Weimar National Assembly elected Friedrich Ebert as the first president of the German Reich, formalizing the tran…
The Weimar National Assembly elected Friedrich Ebert as the first president of the German Reich, formalizing the transition from monarchy to parliamentary democracy. His leadership stabilized the fledgling republic during the chaotic aftermath of World War I, though his reliance on the military to suppress uprisings alienated the political left and deepened internal divisions.
la découverte de l'insuline par Frederick Banting et Charles Best est annoncée à Toronto au Canada.
la découverte de l'insuline par Frederick Banting et Charles Best est annoncée à Toronto au Canada.
en Portugal, el Gobierno es derrocado.
en Portugal, el Gobierno es derrocado.
debuta en Barcelona la cantante española Concha Piquer.
debuta en Barcelona la cantante española Concha Piquer.
Der Schweizer Bundespräsident Edmund Schulthess eröffnet die II.
Der Schweizer Bundespräsident Edmund Schulthess eröffnet die II. Olympischen Winterspiele in St. Moritz, die bis zum 19. Februar dauern werden.
Mussolini and Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty, finally resolving the "Roman Question" that had alienated the p…
Mussolini and Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty, finally resolving the "Roman Question" that had alienated the papacy from the Italian state since 1870. This agreement established Vatican City as an independent sovereign territory and secured Catholicism as the official state religion, granting the Church immense political influence over Italian civil life for decades.
el Gobierno soviético ordena la «movilización de los especialistas agrícolas» para que trabajen gratuitamente durante…
el Gobierno soviético ordena la «movilización de los especialistas agrícolas» para que trabajen gratuitamente durante dos meses en las fincas colectivizadas.
Thomas Mann beginnt eine Auslandsvortragsreise zum Thema Leiden und Größe Richard Wagners.
Thomas Mann beginnt eine Auslandsvortragsreise zum Thema Leiden und Größe Richard Wagners. Er wird erst ab 1949 wieder gelegentlich nach Deutschland kommen.
The LAPD's Red Squad showed up at an art gallery on Wilshire Boulevard and started smashing paintings with hammers.
The LAPD's Red Squad showed up at an art gallery on Wilshire Boulevard and started smashing paintings with hammers. Twelve works destroyed. The crime? Depicting unemployment and police brutality during the Depression. The artists were part of the John Reed Club, named after the journalist who wrote about the Russian Revolution. The squad kept files on 2,000 "subversives" — mostly union organizers and artists. They operated without warrants for 30 years. Nobody stopped them because technically, they were the police.
en Colombia, los comunistas presentan su candidato indio en las elecciones presidenciales, en las que será elegido el…
en Colombia, los comunistas presentan su candidato indio en las elecciones presidenciales, en las que será elegido el líder del Partido Liberal Colombiano, Alfonso López Pumarejo.
General Motors finally recognized the United Auto Workers after a grueling 44-day sit-down strike paralyzed productio…
General Motors finally recognized the United Auto Workers after a grueling 44-day sit-down strike paralyzed production in Flint, Michigan. This surrender forced the automotive giant to accept collective bargaining, transforming the UAW into a powerhouse that secured middle-class wages and benefits for millions of American industrial workers for decades to come.
BBC Television aired the world's first science fiction program on February 11, 1938.
BBC Television aired the world's first science fiction program on February 11, 1938. They adapted Karel Čapek's R.U.R. — the 1920 play that invented the word "robot." The broadcast was live, 35 minutes, transmitted to roughly 20,000 television sets in London. No recording exists. The actors performed it once, it vanished into the air, and nobody could rewatch it. The medium that would define sci-fi for generations started with a show that can't be seen again.
en los Estados Unidos, un avión Lockheed P-38 Lightning vuela desde California hasta Nueva York en tiempo récord: 7:02 h.
en los Estados Unidos, un avión Lockheed P-38 Lightning vuela desde California hasta Nueva York en tiempo récord: 7:02 h.
Lieutenant Ben Kelsey shattered the transcontinental speed record by piloting a Lockheed P-38 Lightning from Californ…
Lieutenant Ben Kelsey shattered the transcontinental speed record by piloting a Lockheed P-38 Lightning from California to New York in just over seven hours. This flight proved the viability of high-speed, long-range fighter aircraft, directly influencing the design requirements for the powerful interceptors that dominated the skies during the Second World War.
des célébrations du 2600e anniversaire de la fondation du Japon ont lieu (660 av.
des célébrations du 2600e anniversaire de la fondation du Japon ont lieu (660 av. J.-C. plus haut), en même temps que des bruits de bottes nippones en Chine et dans le Pacifique préalables à Seconde Guerre mondiale dans cet océan.
en México, Salvador Lutteroth funda al equipo de béisbol Rojos del México que posteriormente cambiaría su nombre a Di…
en México, Salvador Lutteroth funda al equipo de béisbol Rojos del México que posteriormente cambiaría su nombre a Diablos Rojos del México máximo ganador de títulos (16) de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol
Im Zweiten Weltkrieg erreichen im Rahmen des Unternehmens Sonnenblume die ersten Verbände des zur Unterstützung der i…
Im Zweiten Weltkrieg erreichen im Rahmen des Unternehmens Sonnenblume die ersten Verbände des zur Unterstützung der italienischen Streitkräfte in Italienisch-Libyen angeforderten Deutschen Afrikakorps Tripolis.
Aviones británicos bombardean la ciudad alemana de Hannover.
Aviones británicos bombardean la ciudad alemana de Hannover.
poco después de las 22:30 h, parten desde Brest hacia puertos alemanes.
poco después de las 22:30 h, parten desde Brest hacia puertos alemanes. los buques de guerra alemanes Gneisenau, Scharnhorst y Prinz Eugen, dando inicio la Operación Cerberus.
Japanese forces seized the strategic Bukit Timah heights, cutting off Singapore’s primary water supply and ammunition…
Japanese forces seized the strategic Bukit Timah heights, cutting off Singapore’s primary water supply and ammunition depots. This collapse of the island’s defensive core forced Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival to surrender his remaining troops just four days later, resulting in the largest capitulation of British-led military personnel in history.
General Dwight Eisenhower received the command of all Allied forces in Europe, placing him in charge of the impending…
General Dwight Eisenhower received the command of all Allied forces in Europe, placing him in charge of the impending invasion of Normandy. This appointment unified the fractured Allied command structure, allowing Eisenhower to synchronize American and British military resources for the successful liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
es liberado en Colombia el jefe conservador Laureano Gómez, que había sido encarcelado a principios de año por calumn…
es liberado en Colombia el jefe conservador Laureano Gómez, que había sido encarcelado a principios de año por calumnias al Gobierno.
Yalta Agreement Signed: Allies Divide Europe's Post-War Future
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin carved up Eastern Europe into spheres of influence at Yalta, setting the stage for decades of Cold War tension. This agreement solidified Soviet control over Poland and the Baltic states while promising free elections that never materialized.
la ciudad de Budapest es ocupada por fuerzas soviéticas.
la ciudad de Budapest es ocupada por fuerzas soviéticas.
The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version hit bookstores in 1946.
The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version hit bookstores in 1946. First major English Bible revision in 333 years. The King James translators worked from Greek manuscripts dated to the 10th century. The RSV team had access to texts from the 4th century, discovered in the decades between. They also dropped the thees and thous — "you" instead of "thou," "does" instead of "doeth." Conservative churches burned copies in their parking lots. One North Carolina pastor used a blowtorch during his sermon. Within fifteen years, it became the most widely used Bible translation in American mainline churches. The language people actually spoke won.
en el Rif, el antiguo cabecilla Abd el-Krim es liberado por las autoridades francesas.
en el Rif, el antiguo cabecilla Abd el-Krim es liberado por las autoridades francesas.
John Costello ousted Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach, ending sixteen years of Fianna Fáil dominance.
John Costello ousted Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach, ending sixteen years of Fianna Fáil dominance. This transition signaled a shift toward a more aggressive pursuit of full sovereignty, leading directly to the Republic of Ireland Act the following year, which formally severed the nation’s final constitutional ties to the British monarchy.
en Irlanda, el Fianna Fáil (partido del primer ministro Éamon de Valera), en el poder desde hace 16 años, pierde la m…
en Irlanda, el Fianna Fáil (partido del primer ministro Éamon de Valera), en el poder desde hace 16 años, pierde la mayoría absoluta.
le salaire minimum interprofessionnel garanti (SMIG) entre en vigueur en France.
le salaire minimum interprofessionnel garanti (SMIG) entre en vigueur en France.
The Soviet Union cut all ties with Israel on February 12, 1953.
The Soviet Union cut all ties with Israel on February 12, 1953. A bomb had gone off at the Soviet legation in Tel Aviv three days earlier. Three staff members were injured. Moscow blamed Israel for insufficient security. But the real reason was Stalin's paranoia about Jewish doctors supposedly plotting to kill Soviet leaders — the "Doctors' Plot." Most of the accused were Jewish. Stalin needed an external enemy to justify the purge. Israel was convenient. The break lasted until 1991. Thirty-eight years of silence because Stalin saw conspiracies everywhere, including in a country that didn't exist when he took power.
The Soviets cut ties with Israel over a bomb.
The Soviets cut ties with Israel over a bomb. Someone threw it into their Tel Aviv legation during Stalin's final purge of Jewish doctors — the "Doctors' Plot." Three Soviet diplomats were injured. Moscow blamed Israel for inadequate protection. But the real reason was Stalin's paranoia about Jewish loyalty and Israel's growing relationship with the United States. Within weeks, Stalin was dead. His successors quietly restored relations six months later. The bomb didn't matter. The alliance with America did.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower denied clemency to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, upholding their death sentences for con…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower denied clemency to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, upholding their death sentences for conspiracy to commit espionage. By refusing to intervene, he solidified the government’s hardline stance against Soviet infiltration during the Cold War, ensuring the couple became the only American civilians executed for espionage-related crimes during that era.
Louis Parisot bénit la grotte Notre-Dame d'Arigbo et fonde son pèlerinage (diocèse de Dassa-Zoumé au Bénin en Afrique).
Louis Parisot bénit la grotte Notre-Dame d'Arigbo et fonde son pèlerinage (diocèse de Dassa-Zoumé au Bénin en Afrique).
en Europa se experimenta una gran ola de frío.
en Europa se experimenta una gran ola de frío. En muchas zonas se registran las temperaturas más bajas del siglo.
en Bolivia se aprueba la ley que da el derecho al voto a los indígenas, las mujeres y los militares.
en Bolivia se aprueba la ley que da el derecho al voto a los indígenas, las mujeres y los militares.
en los Estados Unidos ―que hasta 1967 estuvo bajo el flagelo de la segregación racial― la aerolínea Mohawk Airlines c…
en los Estados Unidos ―que hasta 1967 estuvo bajo el flagelo de la segregación racial― la aerolínea Mohawk Airlines contrata a Ruth Carol Taylor como azafata. Es la primera mujer afroestadounidense que consigue ese trabajo. Su carrera duró solo seis meses debido a otra barrera discriminatoria: la empresa prohibía que las azafatas se casaran.
en China, Chen Yi suceede a Zhou Enlai como ministro de Asuntos Exteriores.
en China, Chen Yi suceede a Zhou Enlai como ministro de Asuntos Exteriores.
se registra el máximo solar más fuerte de la Historia humana.
se registra el máximo solar más fuerte de la Historia humana.
Britain tried to hold Yemen the way they'd held India — by stitching together local rulers into a federation nobody a…
Britain tried to hold Yemen the way they'd held India — by stitching together local rulers into a federation nobody asked for. The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South joined six sultanates and emirates under British protection. London wanted a buffer around Aden, their refueling port for ships heading to Asia. The rulers got British money and military backing. Their subjects got almost nothing. Within eight years, Marxist guerrillas would overthrow the whole arrangement. The federation collapsed so completely that South Yemen became the only communist state in the Arab world. Britain's last attempt at colonial engineering in the Middle East produced exactly what it was designed to prevent.
en la frontera chino-india se producen incidentes que dejan un saldo de 12 soldados chinos muertos.
en la frontera chino-india se producen incidentes que dejan un saldo de 12 soldados chinos muertos.
The Beatles recorded their entire first album in a single day — February 11, 1963, at Abbey Road.
The Beatles recorded their entire first album in a single day — February 11, 1963, at Abbey Road. Ten hours. Fourteen songs. One take for most of them. John Lennon had a cold. You can hear it on "Twist and Shout," which they saved for last because they knew his voice would shred. It did. He couldn't sing the next day. The album cost £400 to make. It stayed at number one for 30 weeks. Then their second album knocked it off. They'd essentially recorded a greatest hits collection before anyone knew who they were.
Julia Child's cooking show premiered on WGBH Boston with a budget of $200 per episode and no script.
Julia Child's cooking show premiered on WGBH Boston with a budget of $200 per episode and no script. She dropped a chicken on the floor during one taping. Picked it up. Kept cooking. "Remember, you're alone in the kitchen." The show taught Americans that French cooking wasn't precious or impossible. It was butter and confidence. She won a Peabody Award in 1965. Within three years, every PBS station in America was airing it. Before Julia, there were thirteen cooking shows on television. After Julia, cooking shows became their own genre. She didn't teach recipes. She taught people they could fail and keep going.
The Republic of China severed diplomatic ties with France after Charles de Gaulle formally recognized the People’s Re…
The Republic of China severed diplomatic ties with France after Charles de Gaulle formally recognized the People’s Republic of China. This move forced Taipei into a period of increasing international isolation, compelling the government to shift its focus toward economic development and informal trade partnerships to maintain its global standing despite losing its primary European ally.
Street fighting erupted in Limassol as Greek and Turkish Cypriot militias clashed, shattering the fragile peace of th…
Street fighting erupted in Limassol as Greek and Turkish Cypriot militias clashed, shattering the fragile peace of the newly independent island. This violence collapsed the 1960 power-sharing constitution, forcing the United Nations to deploy a peacekeeping force that remains stationed on the island to this day to prevent further communal bloodshed.
en Limassol (Chipre) los griegos y los turcos se traban en combate.
en Limassol (Chipre) los griegos y los turcos se traban en combate.
The Beatles played their first US concert to 8,092 people in a boxing ring.
The Beatles played their first US concert to 8,092 people in a boxing ring. Washington Coliseum, February 11, 1964. The stage rotated because fans surrounded them on all sides. Ringo's drums were bolted to a platform that turned every few songs. Jelly beans rained down the entire show — fans had read George Harrison liked them. They hit hard enough to sting. The band earned $8,000 for 35 minutes. Two days earlier, 73 million people had watched them on Ed Sullivan. American music split into before and after.
primera presentación del dúo argentino Bárbara y Dick, en el Festival Internacional de la canción de Mar del Plata.
primera presentación del dúo argentino Bárbara y Dick, en el Festival Internacional de la canción de Mar del Plata.
Der historisch vierte Gebäudekomplex unter dem Namen Madison Square Garden wird in New York City eröffnet.
Der historisch vierte Gebäudekomplex unter dem Namen Madison Square Garden wird in New York City eröffnet.
en Oviedo se celebra el Congreso Provincial de Gitanos.
en Oviedo se celebra el Congreso Provincial de Gitanos.
The Memphis Sanitation Strike started because two Black workers were crushed to death in a garbage truck.
The Memphis Sanitation Strike started because two Black workers were crushed to death in a garbage truck. Echol Cole and Robert Walker climbed into the back during a rainstorm. The compactor activated. The city refused to compensate their families. Thirteen hundred sanitation workers walked off the job. They carried signs that said "I AM A MAN" — three words that turned a labor dispute into a civil rights movement. The city brought in the National Guard. Martin Luther King Jr. came to support them. He was assassinated there two months later. The workers won their union. But it took King's death to make Memphis negotiate.
Israeli and Jordanian forces traded artillery fire across the Jordan Valley for eight straight hours.
Israeli and Jordanian forces traded artillery fire across the Jordan Valley for eight straight hours. Jordan lost 28 soldiers. Israel lost one. The imbalance wasn't strategy — it was technology. Israel had just received American-made M48 tanks and self-propelled howitzers. Jordan was still using British equipment from the 1940s. King Hussein knew he couldn't win a sustained fight. Six months later, he'd secretly meet with Israeli officials to negotiate. The clashes didn't start a war. They prevented one.
Japan launched Ohsumi on February 11, 1970.
Japan launched Ohsumi on February 11, 1970. Fourth country ever to reach orbit with its own rocket. The satellite weighed 53 pounds and did exactly nothing — no instruments, no mission, just proof they could do it. The launcher was a Lambda-4S, essentially four solid-fuel rockets stacked on top of each other. No guidance system. They pointed it in the right direction and hoped. It took five tries. The first four failed. On the fifth attempt, Ohsumi made it to orbit and stayed there for 33 years before burning up on reentry. Japan built a space program on a rocket that couldn't steer.
مصادمات بين قوات الأمن الأردنية والمجموعات الفلسطينية في شوارع عمّان مما أدى إلى مقتل 300 شخص، وفي محاولته لمنع خروج …
مصادمات بين قوات الأمن الأردنية والمجموعات الفلسطينية في شوارع عمّان مما أدى إلى مقتل 300 شخص، وفي محاولته لمنع خروج دوامة العنف عن السيطرة قام الملك حسين بالإعلان قائلا: «نحن كلنا فدائيون»، كما قام بإعفاء وزير الداخلية من منصبه.
el nuevo plan quinquenal soviético se orienta hacia la producción de bienes de consumo.
el nuevo plan quinquenal soviético se orienta hacia la producción de bienes de consumo.
The Seabed Treaty banned nuclear weapons from the ocean floor — but only beyond 12 miles from shore.
The Seabed Treaty banned nuclear weapons from the ocean floor — but only beyond 12 miles from shore. Nobody had put nukes down there yet. Nobody really could. The technology barely existed. But the superpowers were nervous about what might come next, so they outlawed it preemptively. It's one of the few arms control agreements both sides signed without argument. Turns out it's easier to ban weapons that don't exist yet.
Seabed Treaty Signed: Nuclear Weapons Banned From Ocean Floor
Eighty-seven nations, including the Cold War superpowers, signed the Seabed Treaty banning nuclear weapons from the ocean floor beyond territorial waters. The agreement closed a dangerous loophole in arms control by preventing nations from hiding warheads beneath international waters, extending the spirit of nuclear non-proliferation to the two-thirds of Earth covered by ocean.
Eighty-seven nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, signed the Seabed Arms Control Treaty to ban …
Eighty-seven nations, including the United States and the Soviet Union, signed the Seabed Arms Control Treaty to ban nuclear weapons from the international ocean floor. By prohibiting the placement of mass-destruction devices in deep-sea installations, the agreement prevented a new, inaccessible theater of the Cold War arms race from escalating beneath the waves.
Das rund 30 km südlich von Bangkok gelegene Freilichtmuseum für thailändische Architektur, Kultur und Kunst Mueang Bo…
Das rund 30 km südlich von Bangkok gelegene Freilichtmuseum für thailändische Architektur, Kultur und Kunst Mueang Boran wird eröffnet.
Ra’s al-Chaima komplettiert als siebtes und letztes Emirat der ehemaligen Trucial States die im Dezember 1971 entstan…
Ra’s al-Chaima komplettiert als siebtes und letztes Emirat der ehemaligen Trucial States die im Dezember 1971 entstandenen Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate.
en Vietnam del Sur se retiran las últimas unidades invasoras estadounidenses.
en Vietnam del Sur se retiran las últimas unidades invasoras estadounidenses. Vietnam realiza la primera entrega de prisioneros estadounidenses.
Operation Homecoming began as 142 American prisoners of war stepped onto planes in Hanoi, ending years of brutal isol…
Operation Homecoming began as 142 American prisoners of war stepped onto planes in Hanoi, ending years of brutal isolation in North Vietnamese camps. This first wave of releases signaled the collapse of the conflict’s most contentious diplomatic hurdle, finally clearing the path for the total withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the region.
en Washington, representantes de los países occidentales celebran una conferencia sobre la energía.
en Washington, representantes de los países occidentales celebran una conferencia sobre la energía.
en España, los GRAPO liberan al presidente del Consejo de Estado, Antonio María de Oriol y Urquijo, secuestrado dos m…
en España, los GRAPO liberan al presidente del Consejo de Estado, Antonio María de Oriol y Urquijo, secuestrado dos meses antes.
en España, el Partido Comunista pide su legalización.
en España, el Partido Comunista pide su legalización.
Mengistu Haile Mariam prend le pouvoir en Éthiopie.
Mengistu Haile Mariam prend le pouvoir en Éthiopie.
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 hit the runway hard, bounced, then slammed down again.
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 hit the runway hard, bounced, then slammed down again. The fuselage broke apart on impact. Fire spread through the wreckage within seconds. Forty-two people died. Seven survived, most pulled from the front section before it burned. The pilots had been trying to land in a snowstorm with near-zero visibility. They came in too fast and too steep. The aircraft was a Boeing 737 — one of the safest planes ever built. But it couldn't compensate for the approach. The crash led to stricter regulations on winter landing procedures across Canada. And it remained the deadliest aviation disaster in British Columbia's history.
China lifted its ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens in 1978.
China lifted its ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens in 1978. For twelve years, students couldn't read Hamlet. Libraries hid copies of Great Expectations. Aristotle's logic texts were locked away. The ban covered roughly 3,000 Western titles. When it ended, bookstores sold out in days. Universities scrambled to find professors who still remembered the texts. One generation had grown up never reading "To be or not to be." Another would memorize it by the millions.
China levanta una prohibición contra las obras de Aristóteles, William Shakespeare y Charles Dickens.
China levanta una prohibición contra las obras de Aristóteles, William Shakespeare y Charles Dickens.
China ended its decade-long cultural blackout by authorizing the publication of works by Aristotle, William Shakespea…
China ended its decade-long cultural blackout by authorizing the publication of works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens. This reversal signaled the end of the Cultural Revolution’s restrictive literary policies, allowing Chinese citizens to access Western intellectual traditions and classical humanities for the first time since the mid-1960s.
Shah Overthrown: Iran's Islamic Revolution Victorious
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's forces toppled the Shah and established an Islamic Republic, instantly transforming Iran from a Western-aligned monarchy into a regional power hostile to the United States. This shift triggered a decade-long hostage crisis that shattered American foreign policy confidence and redefined Middle East geopolitics for generations.
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Sequoyah plant leaked 100,000 gallons of radioactive coolant in 1981.
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Sequoyah plant leaked 100,000 gallons of radioactive coolant in 1981. Eight workers were contaminated. The reactor had been operating for just six months. TVA didn't report it to the NRC for eight hours. When investigators arrived, they found the plant had violated 17 safety regulations. The leak happened because a valve was left open during maintenance. Nobody was evacuated. The plant restarted four months later.
en Tennessee, se filtran 380 m³) de refrigerante radioactivo en el edificio de la planta nuclear TVA Sequoyah, contam…
en Tennessee, se filtran 380 m³) de refrigerante radioactivo en el edificio de la planta nuclear TVA Sequoyah, contaminando a 8 trabajadores.
en Cabo Cañaveral aterriza el transbordador espacial Challenger tras once días de permanencia en el espacio, durante …
en Cabo Cañaveral aterriza el transbordador espacial Challenger tras once días de permanencia en el espacio, durante los cuales dos astronautas realizaron el primer paseo espacial autopropulsado.
Beim dritten und letzten Agentenaustausch auf der Glienicker Brücke zwischen West-Berlin und Potsdam kommt unter ande…
Beim dritten und letzten Agentenaustausch auf der Glienicker Brücke zwischen West-Berlin und Potsdam kommt unter anderem der sowjetische Dissident Anatoli Scharanski in den Westen.
Auf einem Feld in Fort Collins im US-Bundesstaat Colorado wird die Leiche der ermordeten Peggy Hettrick aufgefunden.
Auf einem Feld in Fort Collins im US-Bundesstaat Colorado wird die Leiche der ermordeten Peggy Hettrick aufgefunden.
The Philippines' 1987 Constitution took effect after twenty years of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
The Philippines' 1987 Constitution took effect after twenty years of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. It banned martial rule except in invasion or rebellion — and even then, Congress could revoke it. It limited presidents to one six-year term. No reelection, ever. Marcos had ruled for twenty-one years. The new constitution made that mathematically impossible. They wrote the document in four months, ratified it by referendum, and installed Corazon Aquino as president under its terms. She'd never held office before. Her husband had been assassinated by Marcos's regime. The constitution they wrote around her still governs 115 million people.
Kabul (capital de Afganistán), es sitiada por la guerrilla y minada por la quinta columna durante la salida de los so…
Kabul (capital de Afganistán), es sitiada por la guerrilla y minada por la quinta columna durante la salida de los soldados soviéticos de la ciudad.
Buster Douglas shattered Mike Tyson’s aura of invincibility in Tokyo, flooring the undisputed champion in the tenth r…
Buster Douglas shattered Mike Tyson’s aura of invincibility in Tokyo, flooring the undisputed champion in the tenth round as a 40-1 underdog. This stunning knockout ended Tyson’s three-year reign and forced the boxing world to abandon its assumption that he was unbeatable, permanently altering the landscape of the heavyweight division.
Mandela Freed After 27 Years: Apartheid's End Begins
F.W. de Klerk unconditionally released Nelson Mandela from Victor Verster Prison on February 2, 1990, and legalised the ANC after secretly debating the move with his cabinet. This immediate action ended two decades of media bans on Mandela's image and forced the white minority government to negotiate an end to apartheid. Mandela walked free to a global audience, declaring his commitment to peace while insisting that armed resistance would continue as long as violence persisted against the black majority.
el Partido del Trabajo de Albania decide la introducción del sistema pluripartidista.
el Partido del Trabajo de Albania decide la introducción del sistema pluripartidista.
Aufgrund des Zweiten Golfkriegs wird der Kölner Rosenmontagszug offiziell abgesagt.
Aufgrund des Zweiten Golfkriegs wird der Kölner Rosenmontagszug offiziell abgesagt.
en Islandia, se reconoce la independencia de Lituania respecto a la Unión Soviética, aunque es el único país que lo a…
en Islandia, se reconoce la independencia de Lituania respecto a la Unión Soviética, aunque es el único país que lo acepta.
Delegates from fifteen unrecognized nations and indigenous groups established the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples O…
Delegates from fifteen unrecognized nations and indigenous groups established the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization in The Hague to secure a platform for their voices in international diplomacy. By providing a formal venue for groups excluded from the United Nations, the organization forced global powers to address sovereignty claims and human rights abuses that state-centric systems routinely ignored.
en La Haya (Países Bajos) se funda la UNPO (Organización de Naciones y Pueblos No Representados).
en La Haya (Países Bajos) se funda la UNPO (Organización de Naciones y Pueblos No Representados).
Das US-amerikanische Atom-U-Boot Baton Rouge stößt mit dem russischen U-Boot B-276 zusammen.
Das US-amerikanische Atom-U-Boot Baton Rouge stößt mit dem russischen U-Boot B-276 zusammen. Der russische Präsident Boris Jelzin beschwert sich öffentlich über diesen Vorfall nahe der Hoheitsgewässer seines Landes.
la reine britannique Élisabeth II accepte de payer des impôts sur ses revenus personnels selon les mêmes modalités qu…
la reine britannique Élisabeth II accepte de payer des impôts sur ses revenus personnels selon les mêmes modalités que le contribuable ordinaire.
el Gobierno español interviene técnicamente la cooperativa de viviendas PSV, al suspender temporalmente la actuación …
el Gobierno español interviene técnicamente la cooperativa de viviendas PSV, al suspender temporalmente la actuación de sus órganos sociales.
Space Shuttle Discovery roared into orbit to execute the second servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Shuttle Discovery roared into orbit to execute the second servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronauts installed the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer, doubling the observatory's sensitivity and allowing astronomers to peer deeper into the early universe than ever before.
en Ecuador, el ex presidente del Congreso, Fabián Alarcón, se convierte en jefe del Estado hasta agosto de 1998 por d…
en Ecuador, el ex presidente del Congreso, Fabián Alarcón, se convierte en jefe del Estado hasta agosto de 1998 por decisión del Parlamento.
en Tolosa (Guipúzcoa) el industrial Francisco Arratibel Fuentes (de 44 años) es asesinado por la banda terrorista ETA.
en Tolosa (Guipúzcoa) el industrial Francisco Arratibel Fuentes (de 44 años) es asesinado por la banda terrorista ETA.
se reúnen el Gobierno peruano y los miembros de un comando armado del Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA).
se reúnen el Gobierno peruano y los miembros de un comando armado del Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA).
en Madrid se inaugura la 17.ª Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo (ARCO).
en Madrid se inaugura la 17.ª Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo (ARCO).
en Berlín comienza el Berlinale de cine.
en Berlín comienza el Berlinale de cine.
en San Francisco (California), un jurado condena a Philip Morris (la empresa fabricante de los cigarrillos Marlboro) …
en San Francisco (California), un jurado condena a Philip Morris (la empresa fabricante de los cigarrillos Marlboro) a pagar 50 millones de dólares estadounidenses a una fumadora con cáncer de pulmón irreversible. El 6 de junio de 2001 tendrá que pagar 3000 millones de dólares en un juicio similar.
Pluto crossed back outside Neptune's orbit in 1999, ending 20 years as the eighth planet from the Sun.
Pluto crossed back outside Neptune's orbit in 1999, ending 20 years as the eighth planet from the Sun. But they'll never collide. Neptune orbits the Sun three times for every two Pluto orbits — a gravitational lock that's lasted billions of years. They're never closer than 2.4 billion miles. Pluto won't cross inside again until 2231. We demoted it to dwarf planet seven years later anyway.
Telefónica y el banco BBVA sellan una alianza estratégica.
Telefónica y el banco BBVA sellan una alianza estratégica.
en Reino Unido, el primer ministro Tony Blair anuncia la suspensión de todas las instituciones autónomas de Irlanda d…
en Reino Unido, el primer ministro Tony Blair anuncia la suspensión de todas las instituciones autónomas de Irlanda del Norte ante la negativa del IRA a entregar las armas.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on February 11, 2000, carrying a 200-foot mast sticking out of its cargo bay.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on February 11, 2000, carrying a 200-foot mast sticking out of its cargo bay. The crew spent eleven days mapping Earth's surface with radar. They collected elevation data for 80 percent of the planet's landmass. The resolution was 30 meters — enough to see individual hills and valleys. Before this, most topographic maps came from ground surveys or estimates. Some countries had no accurate maps at all. The data became public in 2003. Your GPS calculates elevation from it. Google Earth renders terrain from it. Military drones navigate by it. Every digital map showing hills and slopes traces back to those eleven days.
en las aguas del río Danubio se desborda una balsa minera con un alto contenido de cianuro.
en las aguas del río Danubio se desborda una balsa minera con un alto contenido de cianuro.
el análisis del genoma confirma que el ser humano tiene poco más de 30 000 genes.
el análisis del genoma confirma que el ser humano tiene poco más de 30 000 genes.
A 20-year-old Dutch programmer named Jan de Wit released the Anna Kournikova virus on February 11, 2001.
A 20-year-old Dutch programmer named Jan de Wit released the Anna Kournikova virus on February 11, 2001. The email subject line promised a photo of the tennis star. Opening it triggered a Visual Basic script that forwarded itself to everyone in your address book. Within hours, it hit millions of computers across 40 countries. De Wit built it using a virus-creation toolkit he downloaded — no advanced coding required. He turned himself in three days later. His defense: he didn't think it would spread that far. The Dutch court gave him 150 hours of community service. The toolkit's creator faced no charges at all.
الموسيقار ياني يطلق ألبومه الرابع عشر بعنوان (Ethnicity) والذي يحتوي على 12 مقطوعة، وسعى ياني في هذا الألبوم لجمع عدد…
الموسيقار ياني يطلق ألبومه الرابع عشر بعنوان (Ethnicity) والذي يحتوي على 12 مقطوعة، وسعى ياني في هذا الألبوم لجمع عدد كبير من الموسيقى الشعبية للأعراق المختلفة.
en la ciudad de La Meca mueren 14 peregrinos en una avalancha.
en la ciudad de La Meca mueren 14 peregrinos en una avalancha.
en Gaza, mueren 15 personas en un enfrentamiento con el ejército israelí
en Gaza, mueren 15 personas en un enfrentamiento con el ejército israelí
en Diwaniya ―en el marco de la invasión a la República de Irak― cinco militares españoles resultan heridos en un ataq…
en Diwaniya ―en el marco de la invasión a la República de Irak― cinco militares españoles resultan heridos en un ataque con explosivos.
Google anuncia intenção de oferecer hospedagem para a Wikipedia.
Google anuncia intenção de oferecer hospedagem para a Wikipedia.
en Pakistán, el derrumbe de la presa de Shadi Kor acaba con la vida de al menos 135 personas y deja más de 500 desapa…
en Pakistán, el derrumbe de la presa de Shadi Kor acaba con la vida de al menos 135 personas y deja más de 500 desaparecidos.
en el estado de Vargas (Venezuela), un temporal de lluvias torrenciales deja 16 muertos y miles de damnificados.
en el estado de Vargas (Venezuela), un temporal de lluvias torrenciales deja 16 muertos y miles de damnificados.
en España se inaugura el Año Internacional de la Física, declarado por la UNESCO con un acto en el Congreso de los Di…
en España se inaugura el Año Internacional de la Física, declarado por la UNESCO con un acto en el Congreso de los Diputados.
en la Patagonia, investigadores argentinos hallan el único yacimiento existente hasta el momento de huevos de dinosau…
en la Patagonia, investigadores argentinos hallan el único yacimiento existente hasta el momento de huevos de dinosaurio con embriones en su interior.
en Argentina, un motín en una cárcel concluye con 8 muertos y 30 heridos.
en Argentina, un motín en una cárcel concluye con 8 muertos y 30 heridos.
XIIIe journée mondiale du malade au sanctuaire de la reine des apôtres à Mvolye (Cameroun, Afrique).
XIIIe journée mondiale du malade au sanctuaire de la reine des apôtres à Mvolye (Cameroun, Afrique).
André Vingt-Trois succède au cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger à la tête de l'Archidiocèse de Paris.
André Vingt-Trois succède au cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger à la tête de l'Archidiocèse de Paris.
l'aventurier américain Steve Fossett réalise un record du vol le plus long.
l'aventurier américain Steve Fossett réalise un record du vol le plus long.
Dick Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face with a 28-gauge shotgun while aiming at quail.
Dick Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face with a 28-gauge shotgun while aiming at quail. Harry Whittington, 78, took over 200 pellets to his face, neck, and chest. Cheney didn't report it for 18 hours. When Whittington was released from the hospital, he apologized to Cheney for "all that the Vice President has had to go through." A sitting VP had shot someone, and the victim said sorry. The White House called it a hunting accident. No charges were filed.
en Corpus Christi (Texas), el vicepresidente Dick Cheney le dispara accidentalmente una perdigonada (unos 200 perdigo…
en Corpus Christi (Texas), el vicepresidente Dick Cheney le dispara accidentalmente una perdigonada (unos 200 perdigones) a su amigo, el multimillonario Harry Whittington, quien milagrosamente sobrevive al incidente.
Die erste Goldmedaille bei den XX.
Die erste Goldmedaille bei den XX. Olympischen Winterspielen in Turin geht durch den Biathleten Michael Greis an die deutsche Mannschaft. In der Nordischen Kombination holt der Schonacher Georg Hettich überraschend Gold und sorgt damit für den erfolgreichsten deutschen Olympia-Auftakt aller Zeiten.
en Uganda, el presidente Yoweri Museveni sale ileso de un atentado.
en Uganda, el presidente Yoweri Museveni sale ileso de un atentado.
Portuguese voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy, endin…
Portuguese voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy, ending a long-standing prohibition that had previously forced women to seek clandestine procedures. This referendum shifted the country’s legal framework to prioritize reproductive autonomy, decriminalizing a practice that had resulted in the criminal prosecution of women for decades.
se celebra el Referéndum sobre la despenalización del aborto en Portugal, ganando el SÍ con el 59,25 % de los votos.
se celebra el Referéndum sobre la despenalización del aborto en Portugal, ganando el SÍ con el 59,25 % de los votos.
victoire de Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow à l'élection présidentielle turkmène en ex-URSS d'Asie centrale.
victoire de Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow à l'élection présidentielle turkmène en ex-URSS d'Asie centrale.
A 69-year-old man burned down Namdaemun because the government wouldn't pay what he wanted for his land.
A 69-year-old man burned down Namdaemun because the government wouldn't pay what he wanted for his land. He climbed the gate with two buckets of paint thinner at 8:50 PM. The wooden structure, built in 1398, burned for five hours. Seoul's oldest landmark — survivor of Japanese occupation, the Korean War, everything — gone because of a property dispute. They rebuilt it exactly as it was. Took five years and $24 million.
José Ramos-Horta answered the door at 7 a.m.
José Ramos-Horta answered the door at 7 a.m. and got shot twice. Rebel soldiers had surrounded his house in Dili. Their leader, Alfredo Reinado, had been a military police commander before going rogue in 2006. He'd been negotiating with Ramos-Horta for weeks about amnesty. This morning he brought guns instead. Presidential guards killed Reinado in the firefight. Ramos-Horta spent three days in critical condition in Australia. He survived, returned to office, and pushed through the amnesty deal anyway. East Timor had been independent for six years.
Mubarak resigned because the army told him to.
Mubarak resigned because the army told him to. After 18 days of protests in Tahrir Square, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued an ultimatum: step down or we will. He'd ruled Egypt for 30 years. He'd survived six assassination attempts. He'd handpicked every general. None of it mattered. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced it in 46 seconds on state television. The crowds in Cairo erupted. They called it a revolution. The military called it a transition. Three years later, another general would take power. The army never left.
اندلاع ثورة الشباب اليمنية ضد حكم الرئيس علي عبد الله صالح.
اندلاع ثورة الشباب اليمنية ضد حكم الرئيس علي عبد الله صالح.
en Concepción, Chile, a las 17:05 hora local se produce un sismo de intensidad 6,8 en la escala de Richter.
en Concepción, Chile, a las 17:05 hora local se produce un sismo de intensidad 6,8 en la escala de Richter. Durante el resto del día hubo más de 80 réplicas en la zona centro sur del país.
Am Europäischen Protesttag gegen ACTA demonstrieren europaweit zwischen 150.000 und 200.000 Menschen gegen das umstri…
Am Europäischen Protesttag gegen ACTA demonstrieren europaweit zwischen 150.000 und 200.000 Menschen gegen das umstrittene Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
235 armed Filipinos sailed to Malaysian Borneo claiming they owned it.
235 armed Filipinos sailed to Malaysian Borneo claiming they owned it. Their leader said his family — descendants of the Sultan of Sulu — had leased Sabah to Britain in 1878, never sold it. Malaysia had been paying them $1,500 a year as "rental." They wanted it back. The standoff lasted three weeks. Malaysian forces killed 56 of them. Malaysia stopped paying the rent. The sultanate's lawyers are still filing claims in European courts.
Benedict XVI announced his resignation in Latin during a routine meeting about saint canonizations.
Benedict XVI announced his resignation in Latin during a routine meeting about saint canonizations. Most cardinals didn't understand what he'd said. He was 85, the first pope to resign in 600 years. The last one, Gregory XII, stepped down in 1415 to end a schism where three men claimed to be pope simultaneously. Benedict cited exhaustion. He'd been reading diplomatic cables at 3 AM. He moved into a monastery inside Vatican City. Still lived there when Francis became pope. Two popes, one city.
Benedict XVI resigned because he was tired.
Benedict XVI resigned because he was tired. Not scandal, not pressure — exhaustion. He was 85, traveling constantly, managing a billion-member institution. He announced it in Latin during a routine meeting. Most cardinals didn't understand what he'd said until later. The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415, settling a dispute over three competing popes. Benedict just wanted to rest. He moved into a monastery inside Vatican City and lived there nine more years.
A C-130 Hercules carrying soldiers and their families slammed into Mount Fortas in eastern Algeria on February 11, 2014.
A C-130 Hercules carrying soldiers and their families slammed into Mount Fortas in eastern Algeria on February 11, 2014. All 77 people died. The plane was flying from Tamanrasset in the deep Sahara to Constantine on the coast — a routine military transport run that troops and families took regularly. Weather was bad. The pilot tried to land at a military base but couldn't. He attempted to reach another airfield. The plane hit the mountain at 3,000 feet. It was Algeria's worst air disaster in eight years. The military grounded its entire C-130 fleet the next day. Most of the dead were young conscripts heading home on leave.
Özgecan Aslan was 20, taking a minibus home from campus in Mersin.
Özgecan Aslan was 20, taking a minibus home from campus in Mersin. The driver tried to rape her. She fought back with pepper spray. He killed her with a crowbar, burned her body, cut off her hands. Within days, 400,000 women posted photos holding pepper spray. Turkey's parliament fast-tracked harsher penalties for violence against women. The driver and his father and friend were arrested within 48 hours. All three got life sentences. She'd been studying psychology.
The European Space Agency successfully launched its Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle atop a Vega rocket, testing a s…
The European Space Agency successfully launched its Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle atop a Vega rocket, testing a sophisticated atmospheric reentry capsule. This flight validated the aerodynamic stability and thermal protection systems required for Europe to develop autonomous spacecraft capable of returning cargo and scientific samples from orbit to Earth.
Rolando Argueta Asume como presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras para el Periodo 2016 - 2023
Rolando Argueta Asume como presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras para el Periodo 2016 - 2023
élection du francophone Charlot Salwai au Vanuatu.
élection du francophone Charlot Salwai au Vanuatu.
A man walked into a government education center in Jizan Province and shot seven people dead.
A man walked into a government education center in Jizan Province and shot seven people dead. He killed five employees and two security guards before police killed him in a firefight. The center administered training programs for government workers. Saudi authorities called it a personal dispute, not terrorism. They never released his name or motive. The kingdom rarely publicizes details of shootings — gun ownership is legal but mass shootings are almost unheard of. Seven people went to work that morning in one of the country's most secure regions, near the Yemeni border. None came home.
se anuncia oficialmente la detección directa de ondas gravitacionales por el experimento LIGO.
se anuncia oficialmente la detección directa de ondas gravitacionales por el experimento LIGO.
North Korea launched a Pukguksong-2 ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, demonstrating a new solid-fuel engine ca…
North Korea launched a Pukguksong-2 ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, demonstrating a new solid-fuel engine capable of rapid deployment. This successful test bypassed the lengthy fueling process required for liquid-propellant rockets, significantly shortening the warning time for regional defense systems and complicating international efforts to intercept potential strikes.
Priorité Monaco remporte les élections "nationales" monégasques.
Priorité Monaco remporte les élections "nationales" monégasques.
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 dropped from the sky three minutes after takeoff.
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 dropped from the sky three minutes after takeoff. All 71 people died. The Antonov An-148 was climbing through 6,000 feet when it suddenly pitched down at 30 degrees. Investigators found the pilots had disabled a crucial heating system on the ground to save time. Ice built up on the airspeed sensors. The plane thought it was going too fast when it was actually stalling. They pushed the nose down into terrain. The crew never realized they were falling.
The WHO named it COVID-19 on February 11, 2020.
The WHO named it COVID-19 on February 11, 2020. They'd been calling it "2019-nCoV" for six weeks. The name was deliberate: no geographic location, no animal reference, no people group. Past names had stigmatized places—Spanish flu, MERS (Middle East), swine flu. The virus itself got a different name: SARS-CoV-2, because it's genetically related to the 2003 SARS virus. Two names, one disease. Within eight weeks, 114 countries reported cases.
l'armée arabe syrienne et ses alliés parviennent à reprendre pour la première fois depuis 2012 le contrôle de l'intég…
l'armée arabe syrienne et ses alliés parviennent à reprendre pour la première fois depuis 2012 le contrôle de l'intégralité de l'autoroute M5 reliant la capitale Damas à la capitale économique Alep.
بايرن ميونخ الألماني يتوج ببطولة كأس العالم للأندية للمرة الثانية عقب فوزه على فريق تيغريس أونال المكسيكي بنتيجة 1-0 …
بايرن ميونخ الألماني يتوج ببطولة كأس العالم للأندية للمرة الثانية عقب فوزه على فريق تيغريس أونال المكسيكي بنتيجة 1-0 في النهائي.
El papa Francisco canoniza a Mama Antula.
El papa Francisco canoniza a Mama Antula.
منتخب ساحل العاج لكرة القدم يتوج بلقب كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2023 بعد فوزه في النهائي على نظيره النيجيري بنتيجة 2-1.
منتخب ساحل العاج لكرة القدم يتوج بلقب كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2023 بعد فوزه في النهائي على نظيره النيجيري بنتيجة 2-1.
Alexander Stubb secured the Finnish presidency, defeating Pekka Haavisto in a runoff election.
Alexander Stubb secured the Finnish presidency, defeating Pekka Haavisto in a runoff election. This result signals a firm continuation of Finland’s recent shift toward NATO integration and a more assertive stance against Russian regional influence. Stubb now oversees the nation’s foreign policy as it navigates its first full term as a member of the alliance.
à la Barbade, lors des élections législatives, le Parti travailliste remporte un troisième mandat et tous les sièges …
à la Barbade, lors des élections législatives, le Parti travailliste remporte un troisième mandat et tous les sièges de la Chambre de l'Assemblée.