February 20
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199 events recorded on February 20 throughout history
William Goddard forced the Continental Congress to establish a Constitutional Post after the royal mail failed his Pennsylvania Chronicle, prompting Benjamin Franklin to launch a streamlined colonial network that connected Maine to Florida before independence was even declared. This urgent infrastructure survived the revolution and evolved into a permanent federal system, eventually transforming from a presidential patronage prize into an independent corporation in 1971.
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake stumbled through a disastrous première at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, where choreography and music clashed so badly that audiences walked out confused. This failure forced Tchaikovsky to revise the score and eventually led to the 1895 Petipa-Ivanov revival that established the ballet as a global masterpiece.
Anthony Eden resigns as British Foreign Secretary to protest Neville Chamberlain's decision to negotiate directly with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This dramatic break signals the first major crack in Chamberlain's appeasement strategy, foreshadowing the collapse of British diplomatic unity just months before the Munich Agreement.
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l'empereur romain Trajan reçoit du Sénat le titre de Parthicus.
l'empereur romain Trajan reçoit du Sénat le titre de Parthicus.
fin de la bataille de Lugdunum l'actuelle ville de Lyon qui avait embrassé la cause de Clodius Albinus face à Septime…
fin de la bataille de Lugdunum l'actuelle ville de Lyon qui avait embrassé la cause de Clodius Albinus face à Septime Sévère.
The Visconti family was fighting itself.
The Visconti family was fighting itself. Lodrisio Visconti, exiled from Milan, hired the Company of St. George — 2,500 German mercenaries who'd never lost a battle. He marched on his own family's city. His uncle Luchino and cousin Azzone commanded Milan's defense. The armies met at Parabiago, six miles outside the walls. The mercenaries were winning. Milan's lines broke. Then Luchino claimed he saw Saint Ambrose appear on horseback in the sky, rallying his troops. The Milanese regrouped and slaughtered the Germans. Lodrisio survived but never came home. Milan stayed Visconti for another century. Wars were decided by whoever controlled the narrative about what soldiers thought they saw.
King Christian I of Denmark pawned the Orkney and Shetland islands to Scotland to cover his daughter Margaret’s unpai…
King Christian I of Denmark pawned the Orkney and Shetland islands to Scotland to cover his daughter Margaret’s unpaid dowry. This desperate financial maneuver permanently shifted the archipelagoes from Norse control to the Scottish Crown, ending centuries of Scandinavian influence over the northern isles and redrawing the map of the British Isles.
King Christian I of Denmark and Norway pledged the Orkney and Shetland islands to Scotland as collateral for his daug…
King Christian I of Denmark and Norway pledged the Orkney and Shetland islands to Scotland as collateral for his daughter Margaret’s dowry. When he failed to pay the agreed sum, the islands were formally incorporated into the Scottish realm, permanently shifting the cultural and political alignment of the North Atlantic archipelago away from Scandinavia.
bataille de Hard qui oppose les Trois Ligues et les Confédérés suisses à la Ligue de Souabe et aux forces de Maximili…
bataille de Hard qui oppose les Trois Ligues et les Confédérés suisses à la Ligue de Souabe et aux forces de Maximilien Ier.
Ponce de León left Puerto Rico with 200 settlers, two ships, and a land grant from the Spanish Crown.
Ponce de León left Puerto Rico with 200 settlers, two ships, and a land grant from the Spanish Crown. He'd "discovered" Florida eight years earlier — meaning he'd landed there, fought the Calusa, and left. Now he was back to stay. The Calusa remembered him. They attacked within days of landing. An arrow hit Ponce de León in the thigh. The wound festered. The expedition retreated to Cuba, where he died weeks later. Spain wouldn't successfully colonize Florida for another forty years. The fountain of youth he supposedly sought? That story was invented by a writer in 1535, fourteen years after Ponce de León bled out in Havana.
Der Rat der dem Luthertum aufgeschlossenen freien Reichsstadt Straßburg schafft die Heilige Messe ab.
Der Rat der dem Luthertum aufgeschlossenen freien Reichsstadt Straßburg schafft die Heilige Messe ab.
l'université Albertina de Fribourg-en-Brisgau condamne les thèses de Martin Luther.
l'université Albertina de Fribourg-en-Brisgau condamne les thèses de Martin Luther.
Nine-year-old Edward VI received the crown at Westminster Abbey, becoming the first English monarch raised as a Prote…
Nine-year-old Edward VI received the crown at Westminster Abbey, becoming the first English monarch raised as a Protestant. His ascension accelerated the English Reformation, as his regency council dismantled Catholic iconography and replaced the Latin Mass with the Book of Common Prayer, permanently altering the nation’s religious identity.
Yohannan Sulaqa traveled to Rome to profess his Catholic faith, securing his ordination as the first Patriarch of the…
Yohannan Sulaqa traveled to Rome to profess his Catholic faith, securing his ordination as the first Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. This formal union with the Holy See split the Church of the East, establishing a distinct ecclesiastical hierarchy that persists today as the primary institutional link between Eastern Syriac Christians and Rome.
réduction de Marseille.
réduction de Marseille. Membre de la Ligue Catholique depuis 1589, la ville refusait de reconnaitre Henri IV comme Roi de France malgré sa conversion au catholicisme et l'approche d'une armée royale. L'assassinat le 17 février de Charles de Cassaulx, chef de file des ligueurs, permet à la ville d'ouvrir ses portes aux troupes royales, ralliement formellement avalisé lors du conseil de ville du 20 février.
les princes protestants allemands s'allient avec le roi de Suède Gustave II Adolphe dans le cadre de la guerre de Tre…
les princes protestants allemands s'allient avec le roi de Suède Gustave II Adolphe dans le cadre de la guerre de Trente Ans.
Termina a Batalha de Portland durante a Primeira Guerra Anglo-Holandesa.
Termina a Batalha de Portland durante a Primeira Guerra Anglo-Holandesa.
Molière épouse Armande Béjart.
Molière épouse Armande Béjart.
René-Robert Cavelier meant to find the Mississippi.
René-Robert Cavelier meant to find the Mississippi. He missed by 400 miles. His expedition landed at Matagorda Bay in Texas, thinking they'd hit Louisiana. Instead of turning back, Cavelier built Fort St. Louis and claimed everything around it for France. The fort lasted three years before Karankawa warriors destroyed it. Everyone died or was captured. But the mistake worked. When Spain heard the French had built a fort in Texas, they panicked and rushed to establish missions throughout the region. France's failed colony triggered Spain's colonization of Texas. Cavelier's navigation error drew the map.
Der Friedensschluss in Den Haag beendet den Krieg der Quadrupelallianz, in dem Spanien der Übermacht der vier Verbünd…
Der Friedensschluss in Den Haag beendet den Krieg der Quadrupelallianz, in dem Spanien der Übermacht der vier Verbündeten Großbritannien, Frankreich, Österreich und den Niederlanden gegenüberstand.
le général britannique Edward Braddock arrive en Virginie pour prendre le commandement de toutes les troupes britanni…
le général britannique Edward Braddock arrive en Virginie pour prendre le commandement de toutes les troupes britanniques en Amérique.
en España, Carlos III prohíbe el baile en el interior de las iglesias.
en España, Carlos III prohíbe el baile en el interior de las iglesias.
le roi Gustave III de Suède impose la loi d'Union et de Sécurité au Riksdag.
le roi Gustave III de Suède impose la loi d'Union et de Sécurité au Riksdag.
en el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, Leopoldo II de Austria es elegido como nuevo emperador.
en el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, Leopoldo II de Austria es elegido como nuevo emperador.
Goddard's Constitutional Post: The Birth of American Mail
William Goddard forced the Continental Congress to establish a Constitutional Post after the royal mail failed his Pennsylvania Chronicle, prompting Benjamin Franklin to launch a streamlined colonial network that connected Maine to Florida before independence was even declared. This urgent infrastructure survived the revolution and evolved into a permanent federal system, eventually transforming from a presidential patronage prize into an independent corporation in 1971.
Washington signed the Postal Service Act in 1792, creating the first federal information network.
Washington signed the Postal Service Act in 1792, creating the first federal information network. It did something radical: newspapers could travel through the mail at heavily subsidized rates. This wasn't about letters. It was about making sure a farmer in Kentucky could read the same news as a merchant in Boston. The post office lost money on every newspaper it carried. That was the point. By 1800, the U.S. had more post offices than any country in Europe, most of them in towns under 500 people. Democracy required information to move faster than rumor.
Nachdem sie im Jahr zuvor auf die Insel Baliceaux deportiert worden sind, siedelt Großbritannien die Garifuna („Schwa…
Nachdem sie im Jahr zuvor auf die Insel Baliceaux deportiert worden sind, siedelt Großbritannien die Garifuna („Schwarze Kariben“) auf die Insel Roatán vor der honduranischen Küste um.
French general Louis Alexandre Berthier marched into Rome and arrested the Pope.
French general Louis Alexandre Berthier marched into Rome and arrested the Pope. Not for heresy or theology — for politics. Pius VI had protested French occupation. Napoleon wanted him gone. They dragged the 81-year-old pontiff from the Vatican on February 20, 1798, declared Rome a republic, and hauled him north in a carriage. He died in French captivity eighteen months later, never having returned. The papacy had survived barbarian invasions, the Black Death, and the Reformation. It almost didn't survive Napoleon's general with a grudge.
capitulation du fort d'El-Arich lors de la campagne d'Égypte.
capitulation du fort d'El-Arich lors de la campagne d'Égypte.
Die zweite Belagerung von Saragossa während der Napoleonischen Kriege auf der Iberischen Halbinsel endet mit einem Er…
Die zweite Belagerung von Saragossa während der Napoleonischen Kriege auf der Iberischen Halbinsel endet mit einem Erfolg der Franzosen. Die Spanier ergeben sich nach dreiwöchigem Häuserkampf.
Andreas Hofer faced a French firing squad in Mantua after leading a fierce peasant uprising against Napoleonic occupa…
Andreas Hofer faced a French firing squad in Mantua after leading a fierce peasant uprising against Napoleonic occupation in the Tirol. His execution transformed him into a symbol of regional resistance, fueling a persistent sense of Tirolean identity that successfully resisted total integration into the Bavarian state for decades to come.
Österreich erleidet einen Staatsbankrott.
Österreich erleidet einen Staatsbankrott. Das umlaufende Papiergeld wird aufgrund eines Finanzpatents von Kaiser Franz I. nur noch zu einem Fünftel seines Werts umgetauscht.
Manuel Belgrano crushed the royalist forces at the Battle of Salta, securing the independence of the Argentine Northwest.
Manuel Belgrano crushed the royalist forces at the Battle of Salta, securing the independence of the Argentine Northwest. By capturing the entire Spanish army and forcing their surrender, he ended royalist control in the region and allowed the radical government in Buenos Aires to consolidate its power against the Spanish Crown.
le navire de guerre américain USS Constitution capture les navires britanniques HMS Cyane et HMS Levant (guerre anglo…
le navire de guerre américain USS Constitution capture les navires britanniques HMS Cyane et HMS Levant (guerre anglo-américaine de 1812).
Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville debuted to a disastrous reception in Rome, fueled by a hostile claque hired…
Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville debuted to a disastrous reception in Rome, fueled by a hostile claque hired by his rivals. Despite the initial chaos, the opera’s rapid-fire wit and melodic brilliance soon conquered European stages, establishing the blueprint for the Italian comic opera style that dominated the nineteenth century.
Auf dem Roten Platz in Moskau wird das Minin-und-Poscharski-Denkmal zur Erinnerung an „den Bürger Minin und den Fürst…
Auf dem Roten Platz in Moskau wird das Minin-und-Poscharski-Denkmal zur Erinnerung an „den Bürger Minin und den Fürsten Poscharski“, die Anführer des Volksaufstandes gegen die polnische Intervention 1611, enthüllt.
William Buckland presented the Megalosaurus to the Geological Society of London, officially introducing the world to …
William Buckland presented the Megalosaurus to the Geological Society of London, officially introducing the world to the first scientifically named dinosaur. This formal classification transformed paleontology from a collection of mysterious, unidentifiable fossils into a rigorous study of extinct life, forcing scientists to reconcile the existence of massive, vanished reptiles with the established natural order.
en Rosário do Sul (Brasil) —en el marco de la guerra del Brasil— el Ejército Argentino derrota al del Imperio del Bra…
en Rosário do Sul (Brasil) —en el marco de la guerra del Brasil— el Ejército Argentino derrota al del Imperio del Brasil en la Batalla del arroyo Ituzaingó.
Charles Darwin, a bordo do HMS Beagle, chega a Fernando de Noronha.
Charles Darwin, a bordo do HMS Beagle, chega a Fernando de Noronha.
Am Theater in der Josefstadt wird das Zaubermärchen Der Verschwender von Ferdinand Raimund mit Musik von Conradin Kre…
Am Theater in der Josefstadt wird das Zaubermärchen Der Verschwender von Ferdinand Raimund mit Musik von Conradin Kreutzer uraufgeführt. Der Dichter spielt dabei die Rolle des Valentin selbst.
The earthquake lasted two minutes.
The earthquake lasted two minutes. Every building in Concepción collapsed. Every single one. Charles Darwin was in Valdivia, 90 miles north, when it hit. He watched the ground move in waves like the ocean. He couldn't stand. Three weeks later he reached Concepción and found the city flattened, the coastline raised eight feet, mussel beds now high and dry. The cathedral was rubble. The fort was rubble. Three thousand people died, but Darwin realized something nobody had seen before: the earth wasn't fixed. Mountains rose. Continents moved. The ground beneath you was still being built. He'd spend the next twenty years writing about it.
The 1835 Concepción earthquake lifted the entire coastline 10 feet out of the ocean.
The 1835 Concepción earthquake lifted the entire coastline 10 feet out of the ocean. Charles Darwin was there. He watched the ground roll in waves, saw buildings collapse in seconds, then walked along a beach that had been underwater that morning. Rotting kelp and stranded fish everywhere. The city was flattened. But Darwin kept notes. The earthquake became evidence for his theory that geological forces shaped the Earth gradually, through catastrophic events. Concepción rebuilt. Darwin changed geology.
Am Stadttheater in Leipzig erfolgt die Uraufführung der komischen Oper Die beiden Schützen von Albert Lortzing.
Am Stadttheater in Leipzig erfolgt die Uraufführung der komischen Oper Die beiden Schützen von Albert Lortzing. Das Stück nach der literarischen Vorlage Les Méprises par ressemblance von André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry ist ein großer Erfolg und bestärkt Lortzing darin, weitere Werke für das Musiktheater zu verfassen.
The Kraków Uprising lasted eight days.
The Kraków Uprising lasted eight days. Polish insurgents seized the city on February 22, 1846, hoping to spark a nationwide revolution against Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Instead, Austrian authorities armed the local peasants. They offered cash rewards for captured nobles. The peasants turned on the insurgents — over a thousand gentry killed in what became known as the Galician Slaughter. Austria crushed the uprising and annexed Kraków outright. The free city that had survived since 1815 disappeared. Class warfare killed the independence movement faster than any army could.
l'Empire de Chine interdit les persécutions et autorise le christianisme avec certaines réserves sur son territoire s…
l'Empire de Chine interdit les persécutions et autorise le christianisme avec certaines réserves sur son territoire sous pression du roi des Français Louis-Philippe Ier.
Die Geschäftsleute Hermann Henrich Meier und Eduard Crüsemann gründen in Bremen die Reederei Norddeutscher Lloyd.
Die Geschäftsleute Hermann Henrich Meier und Eduard Crüsemann gründen in Bremen die Reederei Norddeutscher Lloyd.
Confederate forces crushed a Union expedition at the Battle of Olustee, securing the interior of Florida for the rema…
Confederate forces crushed a Union expedition at the Battle of Olustee, securing the interior of Florida for the remainder of the Civil War. By repelling this invasion, Southern troops halted the Union’s attempt to disrupt supply lines and prevented the state from being brought back under federal control before the conflict’s end.
The Uruguayan War ended with a handshake that started a bigger war.
The Uruguayan War ended with a handshake that started a bigger war. President Villalba and rebel Flores signed peace in February 1865. Brazil had backed Flores with 6,000 troops. Paraguay's president watched Brazilian soldiers operate freely in Uruguay and decided his country was next. He invaded Brazil's Mato Grosso nine weeks later. Argentina and Uruguay joined Brazil against him. The War of the Triple Alliance killed 60% of Paraguay's population. The peace treaty lasted two months.
mariage de Louis III de Bavière et Marie-Thérèse de Modène.
mariage de Louis III de Bavière et Marie-Thérèse de Modène.
The Met opened in two rented rooms above a dance academy on Fifth Avenue.
The Met opened in two rented rooms above a dance academy on Fifth Avenue. No art yet — just borrowed collections and a promise. The trustees had been planning for three years but couldn't afford a building. They charged admission: 50 cents, a day's wages for most New Yorkers. Within a decade they'd moved to Central Park and started buying Egyptian tombs. Today it holds two million objects spanning 5,000 years. It began as a handful of paintings in a ballroom.
The University of California established its first medical school in San Francisco by absorbing the independent Tolan…
The University of California established its first medical school in San Francisco by absorbing the independent Toland Medical College. This integration professionalized medical education in the American West, providing a centralized institution that standardized clinical training and research standards for the rapidly growing Pacific coast population.
Swan Lake Premieres: Tchaikovsky's Ballet Becomes Classic
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake stumbled through a disastrous première at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, where choreography and music clashed so badly that audiences walked out confused. This failure forced Tchaikovsky to revise the score and eventually led to the 1895 Petipa-Ivanov revival that established the ballet as a global masterpiece.
Léon XIII est élu pape.
Léon XIII est élu pape.
Alphonse Bertillon gelingt mit Hilfe des von ihm entwickelten Systems der Bertillonage die Identifizierung eines Stra…
Alphonse Bertillon gelingt mit Hilfe des von ihm entwickelten Systems der Bertillonage die Identifizierung eines Straftäters aufgrund der Körpermaße des rückfällig Gewordenen.
les élections législatives allemandes sont marquées par un échec des partis du cartel au profit principalement du par…
les élections législatives allemandes sont marquées par un échec des partis du cartel au profit principalement du parti socialiste ouvrier qui se renomme parti social-démocrate la même année.
Désiré Pauwels detonated a bomb in a Parisian restaurant, escalating the anarchist campaign known as the Ère des atte…
Désiré Pauwels detonated a bomb in a Parisian restaurant, escalating the anarchist campaign known as the Ère des attentats. His violent protest against the French bourgeoisie triggered a fierce state crackdown, leading to the passage of the repressive Lois scélérates that curtailed freedom of the press and dismantled anarchist organizations across the country.
The Hawaiian legislature met for the first time as a U.S.
The Hawaiian legislature met for the first time as a U.S. territory in 1901, three years after annexation. The islands had been an independent kingdom with their own constitution until American businessmen overthrew Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1893. She'd opposed a treaty that would give them more power. The new territorial legislature had 15 senators and 30 representatives. None of them could be the queen. She was still alive, living in Honolulu, stripped of authority but not of title. The U.S. wouldn't apologize for the overthrow for another 92 years.
Am Theater an der Wien in Wien wird Edmund Eyslers Operette Bruder Straubinger uraufgeführt.
Am Theater an der Wien in Wien wird Edmund Eyslers Operette Bruder Straubinger uraufgeführt.
The Supreme Court ruled you could be fined five dollars for refusing a smallpox vaccine.
The Supreme Court ruled you could be fined five dollars for refusing a smallpox vaccine. Henning Jacobson, a Swedish immigrant in Cambridge, said mandatory vaccination violated his liberty. The Court disagreed: individual freedom ends where community health begins. Massachusetts had lost 1,700 people to smallpox in recent outbreaks. The ruling became the legal foundation for every public health mandate since—mask orders, quarantines, school vaccine requirements. All traced back to a five-dollar fine in 1905.
début de la bataille de Mukden pendant la guerre russo-japonaise.
début de la bataille de Mukden pendant la guerre russo-japonaise.
en San Petersburgo se estrena la ópera La ciudad invisible de Kítezh, de Nikolai Rimski-Kórsakov.
en San Petersburgo se estrena la ópera La ciudad invisible de Kítezh, de Nikolai Rimski-Kórsakov.
en Barcelona se estrena la obra La mare, de Santiago Rusiñol.
en Barcelona se estrena la obra La mare, de Santiago Rusiñol.
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti wrote it in Italian, then paid Le Figaro to print it on their front page.
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti wrote it in Italian, then paid Le Figaro to print it on their front page. February 20, 1909. The manifesto glorified speed, violence, machines, and war. It called museums "cemeteries" and said they should burn libraries. Marinetti wanted to destroy syntax itself — no adjectives, no punctuation, just raw velocity on the page. Within five years, Futurist painters were exhibiting across Europe. Within ten, Marinetti was marching with Mussolini. The movement that wanted to obliterate the past ended up in bed with fascism. Speed has a direction, but not always a destination.
assassinat du Premier ministre égyptien copte Boutros Ghali qui meurt le lendemain.
assassinat du Premier ministre égyptien copte Boutros Ghali qui meurt le lendemain.
صدور العدد الأخير من صحيفة «تشينغ ياو» الصينية، وهي أقدم صحيفة في العالم كانت قد صدرت أول مرة عام 713.
صدور العدد الأخير من صحيفة «تشينغ ياو» الصينية، وهي أقدم صحيفة في العالم كانت قد صدرت أول مرة عام 713.
Die erste Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Die Aktion, Zeitschrift für freiheitliche Politik und Literatur von Franz Pfemfert …
Die erste Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Die Aktion, Zeitschrift für freiheitliche Politik und Literatur von Franz Pfemfert erscheint. Sie wird dem Expressionismus zum Durchbruch verhelfen.
en España la tonadillera Pastora Imperio contrae matrimonio con el torero Rafael Gómez Ortega, El Gallo.
en España la tonadillera Pastora Imperio contrae matrimonio con el torero Rafael Gómez Ortega, El Gallo.
King O'Malley drove in a survey peg on March 20, 1913, marking where Canberra would rise from sheep paddocks.
King O'Malley drove in a survey peg on March 20, 1913, marking where Canberra would rise from sheep paddocks. He wasn't actually a king — he was an American-born insurance salesman who claimed to be Canadian to get around Australian laws banning American politicians. He picked the spot for Parliament House. The city he helped launch wouldn't get its first residents for another fourteen years. Australia's capital existed as stakes in dirt longer than some nations last.
Die Panama-Pacific International Exposition, eine Weltausstellung anlässlich der Fertigstellung des Panamakanals ein …
Die Panama-Pacific International Exposition, eine Weltausstellung anlässlich der Fertigstellung des Panamakanals ein Jahr zuvor, wird in San Francisco, Kalifornien, eröffnet. Sie dauert bis zum 4. Dezember und soll auch zeigen, dass die Stadt sich vom Großen Erdbeben 1906 erholt hat.
en Alemania, el Imperio alemán (II Reich) introduce las monedas de aluminio y retira las de cobre para aprovechar est…
en Alemania, el Imperio alemán (II Reich) introduce las monedas de aluminio y retira las de cobre para aprovechar este metal con fines bélicos.
la Diète polonaise confirme Józef Piłsudski dans ses pouvoirs.
la Diète polonaise confirme Józef Piłsudski dans ses pouvoirs.
A powerful earthquake leveled the town of Gori, Georgia, claiming over 100 lives and leaving thousands homeless in th…
A powerful earthquake leveled the town of Gori, Georgia, claiming over 100 lives and leaving thousands homeless in the dead of winter. The disaster forced the newly independent nation to divert scarce resources toward emergency reconstruction, complicating its struggle to maintain sovereignty against encroaching Soviet forces during a period of extreme political instability.
The Young Communist League of Czechoslovakia formed three years after the country itself existed.
The Young Communist League of Czechoslovakia formed three years after the country itself existed. Czechoslovakia was born in 1918 from the rubble of Austria-Hungary. By 1921, the Communist Party already had 350,000 members — making it the second-largest in Europe outside Russia. The youth wing recruited teenagers through sports clubs and theater groups, not rallies. They ran summer camps where kids learned Marx between swimming lessons. Within seven years, they had 60,000 members under age 25. The party knew what every revolution learns: whoever teaches the children owns the future.
estreno de la película Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis, de Rex Ingram.
estreno de la película Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis, de Rex Ingram.
en Lituania, la Dieta de la ciudad de Vilna es ocupada por tropas polacas y se pronuncia a favor de su integración en…
en Lituania, la Dieta de la ciudad de Vilna es ocupada por tropas polacas y se pronuncia a favor de su integración en Polonia.
In Berlin wird die erste Grüne Woche als Verbindung der traditionellen Wintertagung der Deutschen Landwirtschafts-Ges…
In Berlin wird die erste Grüne Woche als Verbindung der traditionellen Wintertagung der Deutschen Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft in Berlin mit einer landwirtschaftlichen Ausstellung eröffnet. Die Messe dauert bis zum 28. Februar.
Premières élections législatives japonaises au suffrage universel masculin.
Premières élections législatives japonaises au suffrage universel masculin.
en Estados Unidos, el senado acuerda desbloquear las propiedades alemanas embargadas durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.
en Estados Unidos, el senado acuerda desbloquear las propiedades alemanas embargadas durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.
ouverture de l'hôtel Martinez à Cannes.
ouverture de l'hôtel Martinez à Cannes.
Anarchists took Encarnación for four days in 1931.
Anarchists took Encarnación for four days in 1931. They burned land deeds, opened the jail, and declared all property common. The police chief fled across the river to Argentina. Workers ran the docks. Students ran the schools. Nobody collected rent. Then the Paraguayan army showed up with artillery. Most of the revolutionaries escaped the same way the police chief had — by boat to Argentina, where they disappeared into exile. The land deeds were rewritten from memory. Four days was long enough to prove it could work. Not long enough to prove it could last.
Congress approved the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 1931.
Congress approved the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 1931. The timing was deliberate: Depression-era jobs program disguised as infrastructure. California couldn't afford it. The federal government fronted $77 million. Construction started six months later. They built it in sections from both shores, meeting in the middle over Yerba Buena Island. The west span hung from suspension cables. The east span sat on cantilever trusses. Two completely different bridges, joined at an island, functioning as one. It opened in 1936, six months before the Golden Gate. More cars crossed it daily. Still do. But the Golden Gate got the postcards. The Bay Bridge got the commuters.
Adolf Hitler secured the financial backing of Germany’s industrial elite during a clandestine meeting in Berlin, trad…
Adolf Hitler secured the financial backing of Germany’s industrial elite during a clandestine meeting in Berlin, trading promises of political stability for massive campaign contributions. This infusion of capital bankrolled the Nazi Party’s final push to dismantle the Weimar Republic, turning the nation’s corporate titans into silent partners in the rise of the Third Reich.
en el teatro Serrano de Gandía se celebra un acto público en pro del estatuto valenciano.
en el teatro Serrano de Gandía se celebra un acto público en pro del estatuto valenciano.
Congress voted to end Prohibition on February 20, 1933.
Congress voted to end Prohibition on February 20, 1933. Thirteen years of federal alcohol bans, done in one afternoon. The Blaine Act sent the Twenty-first Amendment straight to state conventions, bypassing legislatures entirely. They knew state politicians wouldn't vote to legalize drinking — too many temperance voters back home. So they let regular citizens decide instead. Utah cast the deciding vote nine months later. Utah. The Mormon state ended Prohibition. By then, bootleggers had made more money than legal distilleries ever did, and organized crime had gone national. The only amendment ever repealed was the one that tried to legislate morality.
Congress proposed the Twenty-first Amendment, initiating the formal process to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and en…
Congress proposed the Twenty-first Amendment, initiating the formal process to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and end national Prohibition. This legislative action dismantled the failed experiment of alcohol bans, returning regulatory authority to individual states and ending the era of bootlegging and organized crime syndicates that had flourished under federal restriction.
Die Zollgrenze zwischen dem Saarland und dem Deutschen Reich wird aufgehoben.
Die Zollgrenze zwischen dem Saarland und dem Deutschen Reich wird aufgehoben.
Caroline Mikkelsen stepped onto Antarctica on February 20, 1935.
Caroline Mikkelsen stepped onto Antarctica on February 20, 1935. She wasn't a scientist or explorer. She was a whaling captain's wife who came along for the voyage. The Norwegian expedition needed to claim territory for their country. So she became the first woman to touch the continent. Nobody planned it that way. She described it as "just stepping ashore." It took another 30 years before women returned to Antarctica for actual research.
en Reino Unido se produce la dimisión de Anthony Eden, ministro.de Asuntos Exteriores.
en Reino Unido se produce la dimisión de Anthony Eden, ministro.de Asuntos Exteriores. Le sucederá Edward Halifax.
Die Schweizer beschließen in einer Volksabstimmung, Rätoromanisch als vierte Nationalsprache anzuerkennen.
Die Schweizer beschließen in einer Volksabstimmung, Rätoromanisch als vierte Nationalsprache anzuerkennen.
Eden Resigns in Protest: Britain's Rift Over Appeasement Deepens
Anthony Eden resigns as British Foreign Secretary to protest Neville Chamberlain's decision to negotiate directly with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This dramatic break signals the first major crack in Chamberlain's appeasement strategy, foreshadowing the collapse of British diplomatic unity just months before the Munich Agreement.
Twenty thousand people gave Nazi salutes in Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939.
Twenty thousand people gave Nazi salutes in Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939. The German American Bund filled the arena with swastika banners and a massive portrait of George Washington flanked by Nazi flags. They called it a "Pro-American Rally." Outside, 100,000 protesters tried to break through police lines. Inside, the speaker called for a "white, gentile-ruled United States." New York's mayor wouldn't ban it. First Amendment. The Bund dissolved two years later when America entered the war.
Japanische Truppen landen in der Nacht zum 20.
Japanische Truppen landen in der Nacht zum 20. Februar sowohl im niederländischen Westtimor als auch im eigentlich neutralen Portugiesisch-Timor. Es ist der Beginn der Schlacht um Timor.
Lieutenant Edward O'Hare single-handedly defended the USS Lexington by downing five Japanese bombers in mere minutes.
Lieutenant Edward O'Hare single-handedly defended the USS Lexington by downing five Japanese bombers in mere minutes. This feat earned him the Medal of Honor and provided a desperate American public with its first true hero of the Pacific theater, boosting morale during the darkest months of the war.
Japan besiegt in der Nacht vom 19.
Japan besiegt in der Nacht vom 19. Februar die alliierte ABDA-Flotte in der Seeschlacht in der Straße von Badung im Pazifikkrieg.
الشيخ سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة يتولى حكم البحرين خلفًا لوالدة الشيخ حمد بن عيسى بن علي آل خليفة.
الشيخ سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة يتولى حكم البحرين خلفًا لوالدة الشيخ حمد بن عيسى بن علي آل خليفة.
parution clandestine du livre Le Silence de la mer de Vercors en pleine occupation ennemie et résistance.
parution clandestine du livre Le Silence de la mer de Vercors en pleine occupation ennemie et résistance.
Norman Rockwell spent seven months painting four canvases nobody wanted.
Norman Rockwell spent seven months painting four canvases nobody wanted. The Treasury Department rejected them. The Office of War Information rejected them. Too simple, they said. Too sentimental for a war effort. So his agent took them to The Saturday Evening Post, which published the first one — "Freedom of Speech" — on February 20, 1943. A Vermont farmer standing up at a town meeting. That's it. The paintings toured the country and raised $132 million in war bonds, more than any other campaign. The government that rejected them printed four million copies. Sometimes simple is what people need.
American movie studio executives surrendered their creative autonomy to the Office of War Information, granting the g…
American movie studio executives surrendered their creative autonomy to the Office of War Information, granting the government power to review scripts and censor films for wartime propaganda. This agreement ensured that Hollywood productions aligned with federal morale objectives, turning the silver screen into a strategic tool for shaping public perception of the conflict.
A farmer was plowing his cornfield when the ground cracked open and started hissing.
A farmer was plowing his cornfield when the ground cracked open and started hissing. Dionisio Pulido ran. Within 24 hours, the crack was a 50-foot cone spewing ash and lava. Within a week, it buried his entire village. Within a year, it was 1,100 feet tall. Parícutin is the youngest volcano on Earth, and scientists watched every second of its birth. It grew for nine years, then stopped as suddenly as it started. The church tower in the buried village still pokes through the lava field. Pulido's cornfield became the only volcano humans have witnessed from literal first crack to final eruption.
Die Oper Die Kluge von Carl Orff, die das Märchen Die kluge Bauerntochter der Brüder Grimm zur Vorlage hat, wird in F…
Die Oper Die Kluge von Carl Orff, die das Märchen Die kluge Bauerntochter der Brüder Grimm zur Vorlage hat, wird in Frankfurt am Main uraufgeführt.
The U.S.
The U.S. took Eniwetok Atoll in just four days. They expected weeks. Japanese commanders had already evacuated most troops to defend other islands — they left behind 3,400 men with orders to die in place. Every single one did. The atoll had a 6,800-foot airstrip the Americans needed for bombing runs to Japan. Within a month, B-29s were using it. Eniwetok later became the Pacific Proving Grounds. The U.S. detonated 43 nuclear weapons there between 1948 and 1958.
Big Week Begins: Allies Cripple German Air Power
American bombers unleashed a relentless assault on German aircraft factories, crippling the Luftwaffe's production capacity just as Allied forces prepared for D-Day. This strategic blow ensured that German pilots faced overwhelming odds during the invasion, directly enabling the success of the Normandy landings.
Bei einer Explosion in 930 m Tiefe in der Zeche Monopol Schacht Grimberg 3/4 in Bergkamen in Deutschland kommen 405 M…
Bei einer Explosion in 930 m Tiefe in der Zeche Monopol Schacht Grimberg 3/4 in Bergkamen in Deutschland kommen 405 Menschen ums Leben. Es kann nicht herausgefunden werden, ob das schlimmste Grubenunglück in der deutschen Geschichte auf eine Schlagwetterexplosion oder eine Kohlenstaubexplosion zurückzuführen ist.
en el madrileño Teatro María Guerrero se estrena El caso de la mujer asesinadita, de Miguel Mihura.
en el madrileño Teatro María Guerrero se estrena El caso de la mujer asesinadita, de Miguel Mihura.
In den staatlichen Ischmasch-Werken wird die Serienfertigung des sowjetisch-russischen Sturmgewehrs AK-47 aufgenommen.
In den staatlichen Ischmasch-Werken wird die Serienfertigung des sowjetisch-russischen Sturmgewehrs AK-47 aufgenommen.
عصابات الهاجاناه الصهيونية تقصف الأحياء العربية في حيفا بقذائف المورتار.
عصابات الهاجاناه الصهيونية تقصف الأحياء العربية في حيفا بقذائف المورتار.
en las islas de Cabo Verde, el derrumbamiento de un muro ocasiona 232 muertos y 50 heridos.
en las islas de Cabo Verde, el derrumbamiento de un muro ocasiona 232 muertos y 50 heridos.
Emmett Ashford got his shot as a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League — Class C ball, bottom of…
Emmett Ashford got his shot as a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League — Class C ball, bottom of the minor leagues. He was 37 years old. He'd been trying for years. Five years later, the league made him full-time. Fifteen years after that, in 1966, he finally reached the majors. He was 51 by then, older than most players retire. He worked five seasons in the American League before mandatory retirement at 55. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. It took nineteen more years for an umpire to follow.
en Londres, el cuadro Dama con abanico (de Francisco de Goya) es vendido por 1400 libras esterlinas.
en Londres, el cuadro Dama con abanico (de Francisco de Goya) es vendido por 1400 libras esterlinas.
Am Opernhaus Nürnberg wird Der dritte Wunsch, ein Zauberstück mit Musik in acht Bildern von Nico Dostal, uraufgeführt.
Am Opernhaus Nürnberg wird Der dritte Wunsch, ein Zauberstück mit Musik in acht Bildern von Nico Dostal, uraufgeführt. Es basiert auf Motiven des Märchens Vom Fischer und seiner Frau der Brüder Grimm.
en Madrid comienza el Congreso Nacional de Moralidad y Familia, presidido por el arzobispo de Sion.
en Madrid comienza el Congreso Nacional de Moralidad y Familia, presidido por el arzobispo de Sion.
Per konstruktivem Misstrauensvotum wird der SPD-Politiker Fritz Steinhoff anstelle von Karl Arnold (CDU) zum Minister…
Per konstruktivem Misstrauensvotum wird der SPD-Politiker Fritz Steinhoff anstelle von Karl Arnold (CDU) zum Ministerpräsidenten Nordrhein-Westfalens gewählt.
The Merchant Marine Academy was the only service academy that could lose its funding every year.
The Merchant Marine Academy was the only service academy that could lose its funding every year. Congress had to vote on it annually. West Point and Annapolis were permanent — written into law in 1802 and 1845. But the merchant mariners who'd moved 95% of war supplies across U-boat-infested waters? Temporary status since 1943. It took thirteen years and constant lobbying to get the same protection. They became permanent in 1956. Last academy in, hardest fight to stay.
en Cabo Cañaveral (Estados Unidos) el cohete Atlas estalla en la plataforma de lanzamiento, lo que supone el quinto f…
en Cabo Cañaveral (Estados Unidos) el cohete Atlas estalla en la plataforma de lanzamiento, lo que supone el quinto fracaso de siete intentos de lanzamiento.
The Avro Arrow was the fastest, most advanced fighter jet in the world when Canada killed it.
The Avro Arrow was the fastest, most advanced fighter jet in the world when Canada killed it. February 20, 1959. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker ordered the program terminated. Not delayed — terminated. All five flying prototypes were ordered destroyed. Cut into pieces with blowtorches. The blueprints were burned. Fourteen thousand workers lost their jobs in a single day. Many of them immediately left for NASA and American aerospace companies. They helped design the lunar module and the space shuttle. Canada never built another fighter jet. The country still buys them from other nations. The Arrow's top speed and ceiling remain classified sixty years later because they're still too good.
Glenn Orbits Earth: First American in Space
John Glenn completed three orbits around Earth in four hours and 55 minutes aboard Friendship 7, proving Americans could match Soviet spaceflight capabilities. This achievement galvanized public support for the Mercury program and accelerated NASA's push toward landing a man on the moon.
In der Berliner Freien Volksbühne findet unter der Regie von Erwin Piscator die Uraufführung des Schauspiels Der Stel…
In der Berliner Freien Volksbühne findet unter der Regie von Erwin Piscator die Uraufführung des Schauspiels Der Stellvertreter von Rolf Hochhuth statt.
Ranger 8 Maps the Moon: Apollo Landing Sites Identified
NASA's Ranger 8 probe transmitted over 7,000 photographs of the lunar surface in its final twenty-three minutes before deliberately crashing into the Sea of Tranquility. These images provided the detailed close-up views NASA needed to select safe landing sites for the Apollo missions, directly contributing to the success of the first crewed Moon landing four years later.
la sonda estadounidense Ranger VIII envía 7000 imágenes antes de chocar contra la Luna.
la sonda estadounidense Ranger VIII envía 7000 imágenes antes de chocar contra la Luna.
Der Tanker Anne Mildred Brøvig verliert nach einer Kollision mit der britischen Pentland in der Nordsee bei Helgoland ca.
Der Tanker Anne Mildred Brøvig verliert nach einer Kollision mit der britischen Pentland in der Nordsee bei Helgoland ca. 20.000 t Öl.
Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik beschließt die Einführung einer eigenen Staatsbürgerschaft der DDR.
Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik beschließt die Einführung einer eigenen Staatsbürgerschaft der DDR.
le président indonésien Soekarno remet tous ses pouvoirs exécutifs au général Soeharto en ne gardant que le titre pré…
le président indonésien Soekarno remet tous ses pouvoirs exécutifs au général Soeharto en ne gardant que le titre présidentiel.
The China Academy of Space Technology opened in Beijing with 200 engineers and a single goal: catch up to the America…
The China Academy of Space Technology opened in Beijing with 200 engineers and a single goal: catch up to the Americans and Soviets who'd been launching satellites for a decade. They had no launch vehicles. No tracking stations. No experience putting anything in orbit. Two years later, they launched Dong Fang Hong 1. China became the fifth nation to orbit a satellite. The academy now builds everything from lunar rovers to space station modules. It employs 30,000 people. That first team of 200 built the foundation for what's now the world's second-largest space program.
Rumania prohíbe las maniobras del Pacto de Varsovia en su territorio.
Rumania prohíbe las maniobras del Pacto de Varsovia en su territorio.
Chile firma un tratado comercial con Cuba, a pesar de la prohibición de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA).
Chile firma un tratado comercial con Cuba, a pesar de la prohibición de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA).
The Emergency Broadcast System sent a national alert in 1971 that wasn't supposed to happen.
The Emergency Broadcast System sent a national alert in 1971 that wasn't supposed to happen. An operator at NORAD used the wrong tape. For 40 minutes, radio and TV stations across America broadcast that the country was under attack. The problem? The code to cancel it was in a sealed envelope that took forever to open. Some stations ignored it, figuring it had to be a mistake. They were right, but nobody knew for sure until nearly an hour later.
اللواء عيدي أمين يعين نفسه رئيسًا على أوغندا بعد أقل من شهر على انقلابه العسكري على سلفه ميلتون أوبوتي.
اللواء عيدي أمين يعين نفسه رئيسًا على أوغندا بعد أقل من شهر على انقلابه العسكري على سلفه ميلتون أوبوتي.
le colonel Mouammar Kadhafi menace l'Espagne d'une guerre pour obtenir le Sahara occidental.
le colonel Mouammar Kadhafi menace l'Espagne d'une guerre pour obtenir le Sahara occidental.
En México, se transmite el último capítulo del programa humorístico Chespirito, tras 2 años de emisión, terminando as…
En México, se transmite el último capítulo del programa humorístico Chespirito, tras 2 años de emisión, terminando así su primera etapa de emisión y dando paso a las producciones independientes de El Chavo del 8, El Chapulín Colorado y El Ciudadano Gómez.
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization dissolved itself after 23 years.
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization dissolved itself after 23 years. SEATO was supposed to be NATO for Asia — eight nations pledging collective defense against communist expansion. But it never worked. Pakistan and France refused to help in Vietnam. Thailand was the only member that actually sent troops. The Philippines wanted out by 1973. When Saigon fell in 1975, the whole premise collapsed. They met one last time in New York to sign the paperwork. The alliance designed to stop communist takeover in Southeast Asia didn't survive the communist takeover of Southeast Asia.
Muhammad Ali gewinnt seinen Boxkampf und Weltmeistertitel im Schwergewicht gegen Jean-Pierre Coopman im Roberto Cleme…
Muhammad Ali gewinnt seinen Boxkampf und Weltmeistertitel im Schwergewicht gegen Jean-Pierre Coopman im Roberto Clemente Coliseum, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, durch K.O.
la Real Academia de la Lengua Vasca consigue el reconocimiento institucional.
la Real Academia de la Lengua Vasca consigue el reconocimiento institucional.
Brezhnev gave himself the Soviet Union's highest military honor in 1978.
Brezhnev gave himself the Soviet Union's highest military honor in 1978. The Order of Victory was created for commanders who won decisive battles in World War II. Stalin had one. Eisenhower had one. Zhukov, who actually commanded Soviet forces at Berlin, had two. Brezhnev commanded political officers on minor fronts. He awarded himself the medal anyway, along with four Hero of the Soviet Union stars and the Lenin Prize for Literature. His memoir was ghostwritten. When he died four years later, the Presidium revoked the Order of Victory. He remains the only person to have the decoration stripped posthumously. Even Stalin's stayed official.
Volcanic Gas Kills 149: Dieng Plateau Tragedy
An earthquake cracked open the Sinila volcanic crater on Java's Dieng Plateau, releasing a deadly cloud of hydrogen sulfide gas that suffocated 149 villagers as they slept. The disaster revealed the lethal potential of volcanic gas emissions in densely populated regions and prompted Indonesia to develop early warning systems for the hundreds of active volcanic sites across the archipelago.
Der Europäische Gerichtshof verkündet die Cassis-de-Dijon-Entscheidung zur Warenverkehrsfreiheit.
Der Europäische Gerichtshof verkündet die Cassis-de-Dijon-Entscheidung zur Warenverkehrsfreiheit. Die mengenmäßige Einfuhrbeschränkung von Likören durch die Bundesmonopolverwaltung für Branntwein ist danach nicht mit EU-Recht vereinbar.
les États-Unis annoncent officiellement leur boycott des Jeux olympiques d'été de Moscou à la suite de l'intervention…
les États-Unis annoncent officiellement leur boycott des Jeux olympiques d'été de Moscou à la suite de l'intervention soviétique en Afghanistan.
la Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE), a pesar de las presiones estadounidenses en sentido contrario, decide seguir ay…
la Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE), a pesar de las presiones estadounidenses en sentido contrario, decide seguir ayudando al gobierno de El Salvador.
en el Mar Caribe, la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) realiza sus primeras maniobras navales.
en el Mar Caribe, la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) realiza sus primeras maniobras navales.
la Plaza Mayor de Madrid es declarada monumento histórico-artístico.
la Plaza Mayor de Madrid es declarada monumento histórico-artístico.
The Soviet Union launched the core module of the Mir space station, establishing the first modular, long-term researc…
The Soviet Union launched the core module of the Mir space station, establishing the first modular, long-term research facility in orbit. By maintaining a continuous human presence for a decade, Mir proved that humans could survive and work in space for extended durations, providing the essential technical blueprint for the subsequent construction of the International Space Station.
Der Medienunternehmer Silvio Berlusconi erwirbt die Aktienmehrheit am Fußballverein AC Mailand und wird dessen Präsident.
Der Medienunternehmer Silvio Berlusconi erwirbt die Aktienmehrheit am Fußballverein AC Mailand und wird dessen Präsident.
en Sicilia la policía detiene a Michele Greco, jefe máximo de la mafia, buscado desde 1982.
en Sicilia la policía detiene a Michele Greco, jefe máximo de la mafia, buscado desde 1982.
la chasse irakienne abat sans survivant un avion civil qui transportait des députés iraniens et un représentant perso…
la chasse irakienne abat sans survivant un avion civil qui transportait des députés iraniens et un représentant personnel de l'ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini.
A homemade bomb detonated at a Salt Lake City computer store, injuring the shop owner’s assistant.
A homemade bomb detonated at a Salt Lake City computer store, injuring the shop owner’s assistant. This attack shifted the Unabomber’s focus from university targets to private businesses, prompting the FBI to create the UNABOM task force and eventually leading to the release of the first composite sketch of the elusive suspect.
en Salt Lake City estalla una bomba puesta por Theodore Kaczynski, más conocido como Unabomber.
en Salt Lake City estalla una bomba puesta por Theodore Kaczynski, más conocido como Unabomber.
A Soviet province voted itself out of existence.
A Soviet province voted itself out of existence. Nagorno-Karabakh's regional council, 110 deputies meeting in a concrete hall in Stepanakert, voted to leave Azerbaijan and join Armenia. The region was 75% Armenian, governed by Azerbaijan for 65 years under Stalin's borders. Moscow said the vote was illegal. Azerbaijan said it was treason. Armenia said it was self-determination. Within weeks, both republics had mobilized. The war lasted six years, killed 30,000, displaced a million. The ceasefire line from 1994 held until 2020, when it exploded again. That vote never got reversed. Neither did the consequences.
le carnaval de Rio tourne à la tragédie alors que des inondations gigantesques et des glissements de terrain causent …
le carnaval de Rio tourne à la tragédie alors que des inondations gigantesques et des glissements de terrain causent quelque 275 morts et plus de 12 000 sans-abri dans l'État de Rio de Janeiro.
en Ternhill (Inglaterra), una bomba del IRA destruye una sección de las barracas del ejército británico.
en Ternhill (Inglaterra), una bomba del IRA destruye una sección de las barracas del ejército británico.
An IRA bomb shattered the British Army’s Ternhill barracks in Shropshire, forcing the Ministry of Defence to overhaul…
An IRA bomb shattered the British Army’s Ternhill barracks in Shropshire, forcing the Ministry of Defence to overhaul security protocols at military installations across mainland Britain. This attack signaled a shift in the Troubles, as republican militants increasingly targeted domestic military sites to pressure the British government into withdrawing from Northern Ireland.
Students climbed Enver Hoxha's statue in Tirana's main square and looped ropes around his neck.
Students climbed Enver Hoxha's statue in Tirana's main square and looped ropes around his neck. They pulled for hours. The bronze wouldn't budge. Someone brought a truck. The cables snapped twice. Finally, at 8 PM, the statue tipped. Hoxha had ruled Albania for 40 years, built 750,000 concrete bunkers across the country, and banned religion entirely. His statue lasted three days after the Communist government fell. The protesters melted it down for scrap metal.
إطلاق سراح عائلة الجنرال المغربي محمد أوفقير التي قضت في الاعتقال 20 سنة بسبب اتهام الجنرال بالضلوع في محاولة إسقاط ط…
إطلاق سراح عائلة الجنرال المغربي محمد أوفقير التي قضت في الاعتقال 20 سنة بسبب اتهام الجنرال بالضلوع في محاولة إسقاط طائرة الحسن الثاني.
Criação dos municípios brasileiros de Aragominas e Esperantina, no estado do Tocantins.
Criação dos municípios brasileiros de Aragominas e Esperantina, no estado do Tocantins.
en Albertville (Francia) la esquiadora española Blanca Fernández Ochoa consigue la medalla de bronce en el eslalon es…
en Albertville (Francia) la esquiadora española Blanca Fernández Ochoa consigue la medalla de bronce en el eslalon especial en los juegos Olímpicos.
En Villa Soldati, Argentina, se funda el Estadio Guillermo Laza.
En Villa Soldati, Argentina, se funda el Estadio Guillermo Laza.
Das Magazin New Scientist berichtet über das Entdecken des jüngsten je beobachteten Sterns.
Das Magazin New Scientist berichtet über das Entdecken des jüngsten je beobachteten Sterns. Der Protostern VLA 1623 ist etwa 10.000 Jahre alt.
Estados Unidos finaliza sus operaciones en la Antártida, tras 43 años de presencia en la zona.
Estados Unidos finaliza sus operaciones en la Antártida, tras 43 años de presencia en la zona.
Tara Lipinski won Olympic gold at 15 years and 255 days old.
Tara Lipinski won Olympic gold at 15 years and 255 days old. She beat Michelle Kwan by landing seven triple jumps — more than any woman had ever attempted in Olympic competition. The judges gave her higher technical marks despite Kwan's artistry. Lipinski turned pro immediately after, walked away from eligible skating forever. She never defended her title. She never competed again. The youngest champion in Winter Olympics history retired at 15.
los representantes del Sinn Féin (brazo político del IRA) son temporalmente expulsados de la mesa de negociaciones de…
los representantes del Sinn Féin (brazo político del IRA) son temporalmente expulsados de la mesa de negociaciones de paz sobre Irlanda del Norte.
Beim Mannschaftsspringen bei den Nordischen Ski-Weltmeisterschaften in Ramsau, Österreich, erringt die deutsche Manns…
Beim Mannschaftsspringen bei den Nordischen Ski-Weltmeisterschaften in Ramsau, Österreich, erringt die deutsche Mannschaft die Goldmedaille im Skispringen mit 1,9 Punkten Vorsprung auf Japan. Österreich wird Dritter.
en Nigeria triunfa en las elecciones el Partido Democrático del Pueblo de Nigeria (PDP), de Olusegun Obasanjo.
en Nigeria triunfa en las elecciones el Partido Democrático del Pueblo de Nigeria (PDP), de Olusegun Obasanjo.
en Berlín, la película Magnolia, de Paul Thomas Anderson, recibe el Oso de Oro en el Festival de Berlín.
en Berlín, la película Magnolia, de Paul Thomas Anderson, recibe el Oso de Oro en el Festival de Berlín.
A farmer boarding the train in El Ayyat carried a cooking gas cylinder.
A farmer boarding the train in El Ayyat carried a cooking gas cylinder. Standard practice — people brought them home from Cairo markets all the time. The cylinder was leaking. Nobody noticed until a passenger lit a cigarette. The explosion ripped through seven wooden carriages traveling at full speed. Passengers couldn't escape — the windows had bars, the doors locked from outside to prevent fare dodgers. Fire spread through the train in under three minutes. Over 370 people died. Egypt's railways still use the same wooden carriages. They still lock the doors.
النيران تلتهم قطاراً وتقتل 370 راكبًا وتصيب 65 في الرقاع الغربية بصعيد مصر.
النيران تلتهم قطاراً وتقتل 370 راكبًا وتصيب 65 في الرقاع الغربية بصعيد مصر.
en Colombia, el presidente de la República Andrés Pastrana Arango da por terminadas las negociaciones de paz que, des…
en Colombia, el presidente de la República Andrés Pastrana Arango da por terminadas las negociaciones de paz que, desde 1998, el estado Colombiano mantenía con las FARC-EP.
en Reqa Al-Gharbiya (Egipto), un incendio en un tren causa 370 muertos y 65 heridos.
en Reqa Al-Gharbiya (Egipto), un incendio en un tren causa 370 muertos y 65 heridos.
la representación numérica de las 20 horas y dos minutos del día de hoy configura un curioso palíndromo de doce cifra…
la representación numérica de las 20 horas y dos minutos del día de hoy configura un curioso palíndromo de doce cifras: 20:02.20.02.2002, que no se producía desde 470 años antes (23:51.21.12.1532) y no volverá a repetirse hasta pasados 110 años (21:12.21.12.2112). Este fenómeno se llama homidimea coincidente.
A train fire in Egypt killed at least 370 people on February 20, 2002.
A train fire in Egypt killed at least 370 people on February 20, 2002. The train was traveling from Cairo to Luxor. A cooking stove in the third-class car exploded. Passengers were using it to heat breakfast. The fire spread to seven cars in minutes. Most victims were trapped — the train kept moving at full speed for eleven minutes while it burned. The driver didn't know what was happening behind him. When he finally stopped, entire cars had been incinerated. Over 65 people survived with severe burns. It remains one of the deadliest train disasters in history. Egypt banned portable stoves on trains the next week.
ouverture du parc Vulcania dans le Puy-de-Dôme en Auvergne (France).
ouverture du parc Vulcania dans le Puy-de-Dôme en Auvergne (France).
The band's tour manager set off the pyrotechnics four feet from the stage ceiling.
The band's tour manager set off the pyrotechnics four feet from the stage ceiling. The soundproofing foam caught fire in 15 seconds. Both exit doors opened inward into a crowd of 462 people. The whole building was engulfed in five and a half minutes. 100 people died, most within six feet of an exit they couldn't reach. The tour manager had used the pyrotechnics at other venues without permits. Rhode Island rewrote its fire codes. Forty-eight states followed.
una avería deja sin teléfono móvil a 8,7 millones de españoles abonados a la compañía Vodafone.
una avería deja sin teléfono móvil a 8,7 millones de españoles abonados a la compañía Vodafone.
un juez ordena la detención de Carlos Fernández, presidente de la mayor organización empresarial de Venezuela (Fedecá…
un juez ordena la detención de Carlos Fernández, presidente de la mayor organización empresarial de Venezuela (Fedecámaras), por su actuación como instigador de la huelga general contra el Gobierno de Hugo Chávez.
Nach dem Ausschluss tausender liberaler Kandidaten sinkt die Wahlbeteiligung bei den iranischen Parlamentswahlen nach…
Nach dem Ausschluss tausender liberaler Kandidaten sinkt die Wahlbeteiligung bei den iranischen Parlamentswahlen nach offiziellen Angaben auf 50,57 %.
A la apertura de la tercera jornada del Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña de Mar, se presenta el grupo est…
A la apertura de la tercera jornada del Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña de Mar, se presenta el grupo estadounidense Toto, en la que sería una de las presentaciones más memorables de dicho festival en toda su historia. La agrupación tocó éxitos suyos como Africa, Hold the Line y Rosanna, entre otros.
Spain voted yes on the EU Constitution — 76% approval.
Spain voted yes on the EU Constitution — 76% approval. But only 42% of voters showed up. The document was 70,000 words long. Most people who voted hadn't read it. Two months later, France and the Netherlands rejected it outright. The whole thing collapsed. Spain's referendum became a historical footnote. The EU salvaged most of it anyway, repackaged as the Lisbon Treaty three years later. No more referendums required.
Elecciones Primarias en Honduras Estableciendo los candidatos presidenciales a Manuel Zelaya Rosales del Partido Libe…
Elecciones Primarias en Honduras Estableciendo los candidatos presidenciales a Manuel Zelaya Rosales del Partido Liberal y Porfirio Lobo Sosa del Partido Nacional, a su vez fueron seleccionados las candidaturas de alcaldes y diputados para participar en las Elecciones generales de Honduras de 2005
en aguas del río Buriganga (Bangladés) naufraga un ferry, dejando más de 80 fallecidos y un centenar de desaparecidos.
en aguas del río Buriganga (Bangladés) naufraga un ferry, dejando más de 80 fallecidos y un centenar de desaparecidos.
David Canal consigue el récord nacional de los 400 metros en pista cubierta, estableciendo una nueva marca de 45,93 s.
David Canal consigue el récord nacional de los 400 metros en pista cubierta, estableciendo una nueva marca de 45,93 s.
la selección española de fútbol sala se proclama campeona de Europa por tercera vez en su historia tras derrotar en l…
la selección española de fútbol sala se proclama campeona de Europa por tercera vez en su historia tras derrotar en la final a la selección de Rusia por 2-1.
Ruud Lubbers, Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados, dimite por las acusaciones de acoso sexual.
Ruud Lubbers, Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados, dimite por las acusaciones de acoso sexual.
victoire du Parti socialiste de José Sócrates aux élections législatives portugaises ;
victoire du Parti socialiste de José Sócrates aux élections législatives portugaises ;
le gouvernement israélien approuve le retrait de la bande de Gaza et de quatre colonies de Cisjordanie ainsi que le n…
le gouvernement israélien approuve le retrait de la bande de Gaza et de quatre colonies de Cisjordanie ainsi que le nouveau tracé de la partie sud d'une "barrière de sécurité".
South Korea's conservative opposition absorbed two smaller parties in 2006, creating the Grand National Party — the l…
South Korea's conservative opposition absorbed two smaller parties in 2006, creating the Grand National Party — the largest political force in the country. The merger brought together the Grand National Party, the United Liberal Democrats, and the Democratic People's Party. Combined, they controlled 172 seats in the 299-seat National Assembly. The left-leaning Uri Party, which held the presidency, suddenly faced a unified conservative bloc that could pass or block almost anything. A year later, the Grand National Party won the presidency. The merger didn't just change the math in parliament — it ended a decade of progressive rule in South Korea.
مجلس الأمة الكويتي يبايع بالإجماع الشيخ نواف الأحمد الصباح وليًا للعهد وذلك بعد تزكية الأمير.
مجلس الأمة الكويتي يبايع بالإجماع الشيخ نواف الأحمد الصباح وليًا للعهد وذلك بعد تزكية الأمير.
la justicia austriaca condena a tres años de cárcel al escritor David Irving por negacionismo del Holocausto.
la justicia austriaca condena a tres años de cárcel al escritor David Irving por negacionismo del Holocausto.
en el Estado de Nueva Jersey (Estados Unidos) entra en vigor la Ley de Unión Civil entre homosexuales.
en el Estado de Nueva Jersey (Estados Unidos) entra en vigor la Ley de Unión Civil entre homosexuales.
entre Barcelona y Madrid entra en funcionamiento el tren de alta velocidad (AVE).
entre Barcelona y Madrid entra en funcionamiento el tren de alta velocidad (AVE).
Sri Lankan air defenses intercepted two Tamil Tiger aircraft packed with C4 explosives before they could strike the n…
Sri Lankan air defenses intercepted two Tamil Tiger aircraft packed with C4 explosives before they could strike the national military headquarters in Colombo. By neutralizing this desperate kamikaze-style assault, the government prevented a decapitation strike that likely would have escalated the final, brutal phase of the country's decades-long civil war.
Torrential rains triggered catastrophic mudslides across Madeira, burying homes and infrastructure under debris and c…
Torrential rains triggered catastrophic mudslides across Madeira, burying homes and infrastructure under debris and claiming at least 43 lives. This disaster forced the Portuguese government to overhaul the archipelago’s urban planning and drainage systems, as the sheer scale of the destruction exposed the vulnerability of the island's steep, densely populated mountain slopes to extreme weather events.
début de grandes manifestations dans tout le pays aboutissant à la remise en cause du régime en place au Maroc (conte…
début de grandes manifestations dans tout le pays aboutissant à la remise en cause du régime en place au Maroc (contexte plus général des "printemps arabes").
en Perú, el Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres decide retirarse de manera definitiva del fútbol profe…
en Perú, el Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres decide retirarse de manera definitiva del fútbol profesional.
en Quito (Ecuador) se inaugura el nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre en la localidad de Tababela, en susti…
en Quito (Ecuador) se inaugura el nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre en la localidad de Tababela, en sustitución de su homónimo fundado en 1960.
Kepler-37b is smaller than Mercury.
Kepler-37b is smaller than Mercury. Smaller than Mars. It's the size of Earth's moon, orbiting a star 210 light-years away. NASA found it by watching a star dim — the planet blocked 0.003% of the light as it passed. That's like spotting a flea on a car headlight from across town. The planet completes an orbit every 13 days. Surface temperature: 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Too hot for an atmosphere. Too small for gravity to hold one anyway.
NASA descobre o menor exoplaneta, o Kepler-37b.
NASA descobre o menor exoplaneta, o Kepler-37b.
le Parlement de l'Inde approuve la création du Télangana comme 29e État indien fédéré par scission de l'Andhra Pradesh.
le Parlement de l'Inde approuve la création du Télangana comme 29e État indien fédéré par scission de l'Andhra Pradesh.
February 20, 2014.
February 20, 2014. Protesters in Kyiv's Maidan square were shot by snipers positioned in government buildings. At least 48 people died that day, most from headshots. Medical volunteers trying to evacuate the wounded were targeted. The shooters used hunting rifles — deliberate, aimed fire, not crowd control. Viktor Yanukovych fled Ukraine three days later. Russia annexed Crimea two weeks after that. The dead protesters are called the "Heavenly Hundred" now. The snipers were never identified.
فيلم تمبكتو يفوز بجائزة أفضل فيلم وكذلك أفضل سيناريو ومخرجه عبد الرحمن سيساكو يفوز بأفضل مخرج، وبيار نيني يفوز بأفضل …
فيلم تمبكتو يفوز بجائزة أفضل فيلم وكذلك أفضل سيناريو ومخرجه عبد الرحمن سيساكو يفوز بأفضل مخرج، وبيار نيني يفوز بأفضل ممثل وأدال أنال تفوز بجائزة أفضل ممثلة، وذلك في الحفل الأربعين من جائزة سيزار.
Two commuter trains collided head-on near Rafz, Switzerland, in 2015 after one engineer missed a stop signal.
Two commuter trains collided head-on near Rafz, Switzerland, in 2015 after one engineer missed a stop signal. Forty-nine people injured. Both trains were traveling around 30 mph — slow enough that nobody died, fast enough to crumple the front cars like accordion bellows. Swiss Federal Railways, famous for precision timing, had to cancel services across the network for hours. The engineer who missed the signal had worked the route for years. Investigators found he'd been distracted by his phone. Switzerland's rail system runs 1.2 million trips a year with almost no incidents. This one happened because someone looked down at the wrong moment.
A 45-year-old Uber driver picked up passengers between shootings.
A 45-year-old Uber driver picked up passengers between shootings. Jason Dalton dropped off a couple at 5:42 PM. He shot four people in a Cracker Barrel parking lot at 6:08 PM. He picked up another fare at 6:24 PM. That passenger said he drove normally, made small talk, took him exactly where he asked. The passenger had no idea. Dalton killed six people total that night across three locations. He never tried to run. Police found him driving his silver Chevy hours later. He'd completed fifteen Uber rides that day. Some of his passengers were still rating him five stars while the manhunt was underway.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra est élu Président de la République centrafricaine.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra est élu Président de la République centrafricaine.
David Cameron annonce le 23 juin 2016 comme date fixée pour sa promesse électorale d'un référendum sur le maintien du…
David Cameron annonce le 23 juin 2016 comme date fixée pour sa promesse électorale d'un référendum sur le maintien du Royaume-Uni dans l'Union européenne.
un troisième cas de guérison du SIDA, après une greffe de cellules souches, est révélé au travers d'une publication d…
un troisième cas de guérison du SIDA, après une greffe de cellules souches, est révélé au travers d'une publication dans Nature Medicine.
la Suisse reconnait que son programme de placement forcé d'enfants manouches et yéniches « Les Enfants de la grand-ro…
la Suisse reconnait que son programme de placement forcé d'enfants manouches et yéniches « Les Enfants de la grand-route » est constitutif d'un crime contre l'humanité.