February 21
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200 events recorded on February 21 throughout history
A sixteen-year-old hiding in a monastery became Tsar of Russia because nobody else wanted the job. Mikhail Romanov's father was in Polish captivity. His mother was a nun. The previous decade had seen three false Tsars, a Polish invasion, and mass starvation. The national assembly chose him precisely because he was weak — young, inexperienced, with no powerful backers. They thought they could control him. His dynasty ruled for 304 years, until a firing squad ended it in a basement in 1918.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels unleash a radical blueprint that redefines class struggle and ignites labor movements across the globe. Their manifesto transforms abstract economic theory into a mobilizing force, directly fueling revolutions in Europe and shaping political systems for over a century.
The first telephone book had 50 names. No numbers. You just picked up and told the operator who you wanted. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it on a single sheet of paper in February 1878. Within two years, they had to add numbers because operators couldn't keep up. That's when your phone stopped being a person you asked and became a number you dialed.
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en Egipto, san Atanasio regresa a Alejandría.
en Egipto, san Atanasio regresa a Alejandría.
Athanasius walked back into Alexandria after his third exile.
Athanasius walked back into Alexandria after his third exile. He'd been bishop there since 328. He'd been thrown out in 336, 339, and 356. Three different emperors wanted him gone. The charge was always the same: he wouldn't compromise on the nature of Christ. He'd spent years hiding in Egyptian monasteries and desert caves. His supporters smuggled him food. When he returned in 362, crowds lined the streets. He'd outlast two more emperors and survive two more exiles before dying in his bed at 77. The man they couldn't break became the definition of orthodox Christianity.
Severianus refused to hand over the church's sacred texts.
Severianus refused to hand over the church's sacred texts. Roman officials in Palestine had ordered all Christian bishops to surrender their scriptures for burning. Most complied. Some fled. Severianus said no. They arrested him in Scythopolis, a city that had been pagan for centuries before his arrival. The governor gave him three chances to recant. He declined each time. They executed him in 452, during a wave of persecutions that killed dozens of clergy across the eastern provinces. His death convinced the local Christian community to hide their remaining manuscripts in caves outside the city. Archaeologists found some of them in 1896, still readable.
en China, la emperatriz Wu Zetian sufre un golpe de Estado y es obligada a abdicar a favor de su hijo.
en China, la emperatriz Wu Zetian sufre un golpe de Estado y es obligada a abdicar a favor de su hijo.
Thomas resigned in 1245 after confessing to torture and forgery.
Thomas resigned in 1245 after confessing to torture and forgery. He was Finland's first bishop. The job came with converting pagans who didn't want converting. He'd held the position for twenty years. Nobody knows exactly what he forged or who he tortured, but the confession was public enough that Rome accepted his resignation immediately. He didn't face trial. He didn't lose his status as a priest. The Catholic Church just let him step down quietly. Finland's entire Christian infrastructure had been built by a man who admitted to crimes serious enough to end his career, but not serious enough to prosecute. He disappeared from records after that.
Pierre de Tarentaise est élu 183e pape sous le nom d'Innocent V.
Pierre de Tarentaise est élu 183e pape sous le nom d'Innocent V.
Charles IV le Bel est sacré roi de France à Reims.
Charles IV le Bel est sacré roi de France à Reims.
bataille de Parabiago entre les troupes milanaises d'Azzon Visconti conduites par son oncle Luchino et la Compagnia d…
bataille de Parabiago entre les troupes milanaises d'Azzon Visconti conduites par son oncle Luchino et la Compagnia di San Giorgio de son autre oncle Lodrisio.
Die Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät der Universität Wien wird von Herzog Albrecht III.
Die Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät der Universität Wien wird von Herzog Albrecht III. gegründet und ist somit die erste im deutschen Sprachraum.
Mit der Übersendung des Fehdebriefs durch Kurköln an Dortmund beginnt die Große Dortmunder Fehde.
Mit der Übersendung des Fehdebriefs durch Kurköln an Dortmund beginnt die Große Dortmunder Fehde. Neben dem Erzbischof von Köln und dem Grafen der Mark sagen in der Folge mehr als 40 weitere Territorialherren der Reichsstadt die Fehde an.
excommunication de Jan Hus par le pape Grégoire XII.
excommunication de Jan Hus par le pape Grégoire XII.
los ingleses inician el juicio contra la militar francesa Juana de Arco.
los ingleses inician el juicio contra la militar francesa Juana de Arco.
The Prussian Confederation formed when 53 Prussian cities and nobles decided they'd rather fight their own king than …
The Prussian Confederation formed when 53 Prussian cities and nobles decided they'd rather fight their own king than keep paying his war taxes. They were technically subjects of the Teutonic Knights — a military order that still ran Prussia like a crusader state, two centuries after the crusades ended. The rebels asked Poland for help. Poland said yes. Thirteen years of war followed. When it ended, the Knights controlled just a sliver of their former territory. A tax revolt had destroyed them.
Auf Drängen der christlichen Handwerker ordnet der Regensburger Stadtrat die Vertreibung der städtischen Juden an.
Auf Drängen der christlichen Handwerker ordnet der Regensburger Stadtrat die Vertreibung der städtischen Juden an. Während des folgenden Pogroms wird die zu diesem Zeitpunkt größte jüdische Gemeinde im Heiligen Römischen Reich zerstört.
en España, el ejército comunero al mando de Juan de Padilla asedia la ciudad de Torrelobatón y su castillo.
en España, el ejército comunero al mando de Juan de Padilla asedia la ciudad de Torrelobatón y su castillo.
Ahmed Gragn had conquered two-thirds of Ethiopia.
Ahmed Gragn had conquered two-thirds of Ethiopia. For fourteen years, his Muslim forces burned churches, enslaved populations, pushed the Christian empire to the edge of extinction. The Ethiopian emperor was down to a mountain fortress and 400 Portuguese musketeers who'd sailed up from the coast. They met Gragn's army at Wayna Daga with 8,000 troops against his 15,000. The Portuguese guns cut through cavalry charges. Gragn took a musket ball to the chest and died on the field. His army disintegrated within hours. Ethiopia survived because 400 men with early firearms showed up at exactly the right moment.
bataille de Wayna Daga.
bataille de Wayna Daga.
l'archevêque-duc de Reims Louis II de Guise est créé cardinal par le pape Grégoire XIII.
l'archevêque-duc de Reims Louis II de Guise est créé cardinal par le pape Grégoire XIII.
A sixteen-year-old hiding in a monastery became Tsar of Russia because nobody else wanted the job.
A sixteen-year-old hiding in a monastery became Tsar of Russia because nobody else wanted the job. Mikhail Romanov's father was in Polish captivity. His mother was a nun. The previous decade had seen three false Tsars, a Polish invasion, and mass starvation. The national assembly chose him precisely because he was weak — young, inexperienced, with no powerful backers. They thought they could control him. His dynasty ruled for 304 years, until a firing squad ended it in a basement in 1918.
visite de son successeur Louis XIV avec sa mère Anne d'Autriche au sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Grâces de Cotignac.
visite de son successeur Louis XIV avec sa mère Anne d'Autriche au sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Grâces de Cotignac.
en España, las distintas fuerzas marítimas pasan a llamarse Armada Real.
en España, las distintas fuerzas marítimas pasan a llamarse Armada Real.
London audiences flocked to the Covent Garden Theatre for the premiere of George Frideric Handel’s Samson, an immedia…
London audiences flocked to the Covent Garden Theatre for the premiere of George Frideric Handel’s Samson, an immediate triumph that revitalized the composer’s flagging career. By blending dramatic biblical storytelling with English-language librettos, Handel successfully shifted his focus from struggling Italian operas to the English oratorio, securing his financial future and defining the genre for generations.
la Convention nationale "thermidorienne" restaure la liberté de culte en France (contexte de la Révolution française …
la Convention nationale "thermidorienne" restaure la liberté de culte en France (contexte de la Révolution française entre Terreur et Directoire).
bataille de la Bégaudière pendant la guerre de Vendée dans l'ouest de la France.
bataille de la Bégaudière pendant la guerre de Vendée dans l'ouest de la France.
The last foreign army to invade mainland Britain landed at Fishguard, Wales — 1,400 French troops sent to spark an Ir…
The last foreign army to invade mainland Britain landed at Fishguard, Wales — 1,400 French troops sent to spark an Irish rebellion. They were ex-convicts and conscripts, led by an Irish-American general who'd never seen combat. They spent their first night looting local farms for food and got drunk on stolen wine. The British sent 500 reservists — part-time soldiers, mostly farmers. The French surrendered after two days without a real battle. One reason given: they mistook Welsh women in traditional red cloaks for British Redcoats and thought they were outnumbered. Napoleon was still two years from taking power. This was the revolution's foreign policy.
en Gales (Reino Unido) hace su aparición la primera locomotora.
en Gales (Reino Unido) hace su aparición la primera locomotora.
Steam Locomotive Runs on Rails: Railway Age Begins
Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive hauled ten tons of iron and seventy men along the tramway at Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales, the first time a self-propelled engine moved on rails. This successful demonstration proved that steam-powered rail transport was viable, launching the railway revolution that transformed global trade, travel, and the very pace of industrial civilization.
en España ―con autorización del papa Pío VII―, se acuerda la enajenación de parte de los bienes de las iglesias para …
en España ―con autorización del papa Pío VII―, se acuerda la enajenación de parte de los bienes de las iglesias para aliviar la angustiosa situación de la Hacienda pública.
Russian troops crossed into Sweden at Abborfors in eastern Finland without declaring war.
Russian troops crossed into Sweden at Abborfors in eastern Finland without declaring war. No warning. No ultimatum. Just soldiers in the snow. Sweden had held Finland for six centuries — it was the eastern half of their kingdom, not a colony. The war lasted sixteen months. Sweden lost every major battle. By September 1809, they signed the Treaty of Fredrikshamn and gave up Finland entirely. Russia made it a Grand Duchy. Finland wouldn't be independent for another 108 years. Sweden hasn't fought a war since.
capitulation de Saragosse face aux forces napoléoniennes pendant la guerre napoléonienne d'Espagne.
capitulation de Saragosse face aux forces napoléoniennes pendant la guerre napoléonienne d'Espagne.
en Zaragoza, la Junta capitula ante los franceses tras varios meses de asedio, con 54.000 muertos y 12.000 prisioneros.
en Zaragoza, la Junta capitula ante los franceses tras varios meses de asedio, con 54.000 muertos y 12.000 prisioneros.
Die Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society dokumentieren einen Beitrag von Humphry Davy über Experimente im …
Die Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society dokumentieren einen Beitrag von Humphry Davy über Experimente im Vorjahr. Er kommt danach zur Erkenntnis, dass Chlor ein eigenes chemisches Element sei.
mariage de Guillaume des Pays-Bas avec Anna Pavlovna de Russie.
mariage de Guillaume des Pays-Bas avec Anna Pavlovna de Russie.
première de l'opéra-comique Le Petit Souper de Victor Dourlen au Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique.
première de l'opéra-comique Le Petit Souper de Victor Dourlen au Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique.
Am Teatro La Fenice in Venedig wird die Oper Caritea, Regina di Spagna von Saverio Mercadante uraufgeführt.
Am Teatro La Fenice in Venedig wird die Oper Caritea, Regina di Spagna von Saverio Mercadante uraufgeführt.
The Cherokee Phoenix printed in two columns — English on the left, Cherokee on the right.
The Cherokee Phoenix printed in two columns — English on the left, Cherokee on the right. Sequoyah had invented the syllabary just twelve years earlier. Before that, Cherokee had no written form. Now they had a newspaper. They used it to publish Cherokee laws, tribal decisions, and arguments against their forced removal. The U.S. government shut it down three years later. They knew what literate resistance looked like.
John Biscoe découvre la terre de Graham (Antarctique).
John Biscoe découvre la terre de Graham (Antarctique).
John Greenough got the first U.S.
John Greenough got the first U.S. patent for a sewing machine in 1842, but nobody remembers him. His design used curved needles and only worked on leather. It couldn't handle fabric. Elias Howe filed his patent four years later with a lockstitch mechanism that actually worked on cloth. Isaac Singer improved it further and became a household name. Greenough's machine was technically first, but completely wrong for what people needed. Being first doesn't matter if you solve the wrong problem.
soulèvement de Cracovie en Pologne morcelée.
soulèvement de Cracovie en Pologne morcelée.
Marx and Engels Publish: The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels unleash a radical blueprint that redefines class struggle and ignites labor movements across the globe. Their manifesto transforms abstract economic theory into a mobilizing force, directly fueling revolutions in Europe and shaping political systems for over a century.
In Paris führt das Verbot eines Banketts zur Wahlrechtsreform durch den Bürgerkönig Louis Philippe von Orléans zu öff…
In Paris führt das Verbot eines Banketts zur Wahlrechtsreform durch den Bürgerkönig Louis Philippe von Orléans zu öffentlichen Protesten, die sich zur Februarrevolution ausweiten.
Mariehamn didn't exist until 1861.
Mariehamn didn't exist until 1861. The Åland Islands — an archipelago between Sweden and Finland — had 25,000 people spread across fishing villages and farms. No real town. Then the Russian Empire decided it needed a port there. They named it after Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II. The town was supposed to be a military stronghold. It became a shipping hub instead. Today it has more ships registered per capita than almost anywhere in Europe. The demilitarized zone they created to protect the port? Still in effect. No military bases allowed on Åland, even now. A Russian empress got a town. The islands got permanent neutrality.
Confederates Win at Valverde: Southwest Campaign Stalls
Confederate forces defeated Union troops at the Battle of Valverde near Fort Craig in the New Mexico Territory, the largest Civil War engagement in the American Southwest. Despite winning the field, the Confederates failed to capture the Union's supply base, dooming their campaign to seize the West and its gold mines for the Southern cause.
le major Walter Windfield invente un jeu de plein air qu'il nomme lawn tennis plus tard devenu le tennis sur gazon.
le major Walter Windfield invente un jeu de plein air qu'il nomme lawn tennis plus tard devenu le tennis sur gazon.
The Oakland Daily Tribune hit newsstands for the first time in 1874.
The Oakland Daily Tribune hit newsstands for the first time in 1874. Oakland had 10,000 people. San Francisco, across the bay, had 150,000 and a dozen papers. The Tribune's founder bet that Oakland would boom with the transcontinental railroad terminus. He was right. Within 20 years, Oakland's population quadrupled. The paper lasted 137 years — outliving most of those San Francisco rivals — before finally closing in 2011. It covered eight earthquakes, two world wars, and the rise of Silicon Valley from a city that started as San Francisco's afterthought.
The first telephone book had 50 names.
The first telephone book had 50 names. No numbers. You just picked up and told the operator who you wanted. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it on a single sheet of paper in February 1878. Within two years, they had to add numbers because operators couldn't keep up. That's when your phone stopped being a person you asked and became a number you dialed.
Am Carltheater in Wien wird die Operette Donna Juanita von Franz von Suppè uraufgeführt.
Am Carltheater in Wien wird die Operette Donna Juanita von Franz von Suppè uraufgeführt.
Workers finally topped the Washington Monument with a gleaming aluminum pyramidion, officially dedicating the 555-foo…
Workers finally topped the Washington Monument with a gleaming aluminum pyramidion, officially dedicating the 555-foot marble obelisk to the nation’s first president. This completion ended decades of construction delays and financial struggles, establishing the structure as the tallest building in the world at the time and a permanent anchor for the capital’s skyline.
Fast fünf Jahre nach dem Tod von Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgski wird seine Oper Chowanschtschina in der Fassung von Ni…
Fast fünf Jahre nach dem Tod von Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgski wird seine Oper Chowanschtschina in der Fassung von Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow im Musikdramatischen Klub in Sankt Petersburg uraufgeführt.
Bei der Reichstagswahl gewinnen die konservativ-liberalen sogenannten „Kartellparteien“, die Bismarcks Position in de…
Bei der Reichstagswahl gewinnen die konservativ-liberalen sogenannten „Kartellparteien“, die Bismarcks Position in der Frage des Heeresetats unterstützen.
en Argentina, se funda la Argentine Association Football League,la tercera liga de fútbol del mundo, luego de la brit…
en Argentina, se funda la Argentine Association Football League,la tercera liga de fútbol del mundo, luego de la británica y la neerlandesa.
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Peter Maher in 95 seconds.
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Peter Maher in 95 seconds. One punch to the solar plexus. Shortest heavyweight title fight in history. But the fight itself wasn't the story — the location was. Texas banned prizefighting. So promoters built a temporary arena on a sandbar in the Rio Grande. Four hundred spectators took a train to the Mexican border, then crossed on a pontoon bridge. The ring sat in technically Mexican territory. Texas Rangers watched from the American side. They couldn't do anything. Fitzsimmons won the title on a sandbar because the law stopped at the river. Three countries involved, 95 seconds of actual boxing.
Harvey Cushing devient le premier chirurgien américain à opérer une tumeur du cerveau.
Harvey Cushing devient le premier chirurgien américain à opérer une tumeur du cerveau.
en Budapest se estrena la ópera Moharozsa, de Jeno Hubay.
en Budapest se estrena la ópera Moharozsa, de Jeno Hubay.
en Manchuria, Alexei Kuropatkin (ministro ruso de la guerra) es nombrado comandante en jefe del Ejército de Tierra.
en Manchuria, Alexei Kuropatkin (ministro ruso de la guerra) es nombrado comandante en jefe del Ejército de Tierra.
comienza la batalla de Mukden entre rusos y japoneses.
comienza la batalla de Mukden entre rusos y japoneses.
en España, el rey Alfonso XIII firma un decreto de indulto para la mayoría de los condenados por los sucesos de la Se…
en España, el rey Alfonso XIII firma un decreto de indulto para la mayoría de los condenados por los sucesos de la Semana Trágica de Barcelona.
en Londres (Reino Unido), la Cámara de los Lores pierde su derecho de veto en los temas económicos.
en Londres (Reino Unido), la Cámara de los Lores pierde su derecho de veto en los temas económicos.
Greek forces captured the city of Ioannina from the Ottoman Empire, ending centuries of Turkish rule in Epirus.
Greek forces captured the city of Ioannina from the Ottoman Empire, ending centuries of Turkish rule in Epirus. This victory finalized the integration of the region into the Greek state, doubling the nation's territory and population following the Balkan Wars and securing a vital foothold in northwestern Greece.
Verdun Begins: Ten Months of Hell on the Western Front
Germany launched a massive artillery bombardment against French positions at Verdun, beginning what would become the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. Over ten months of relentless fighting produced more than 700,000 casualties on both sides, and "They shall not pass" became France's defiant rallying cry against a German strategy designed to bleed the French army white.
en los sanjacados otomanos, el Ejército Británico se apodera de la ciudad de Jericó.
en los sanjacados otomanos, el Ejército Británico se apodera de la ciudad de Jericó.
The last Carolina Parakeet died in the same cage where the last Passenger Pigeon had died four years earlier.
The last Carolina Parakeet died in the same cage where the last Passenger Pigeon had died four years earlier. Incas, a male, had outlived his mate Lady Jane by months. He stopped eating. Carolina Parakeets were the only native parrot in the eastern United States — bright green and yellow, loud, traveled in flocks of hundreds. Farmers shot them because they ate crops. They kept coming back to their dead. Made them easy to kill. Extinction took thirty years.
El personal de todo el sector eléctrico de Barcelona se une a la Huelga de la Canadiense.
El personal de todo el sector eléctrico de Barcelona se une a la Huelga de la Canadiense. El 70% de todo el tejido industrial de la ciudad se ve afectado provocando su paro forzoso.
Die Oper Absalom da Et’eri von Sakaria Paliaschwili wird in Tiflis uraufgeführt.
Die Oper Absalom da Et’eri von Sakaria Paliaschwili wird in Tiflis uraufgeführt.
Kurt Eisner was shot walking to parliament.
Kurt Eisner was shot walking to parliament. February 21, 1919. He'd been Bavaria's first republican premier for three months. The assassin was a 22-year-old aristocrat who thought Eisner had dishonored Germany by admitting war guilt. Eisner died on the street. Within hours, a communist burst into the Bavarian parliament and shot two politicians. The government fled Munich that night. Workers' councils seized control. They declared a Soviet Republic. It lasted three weeks before Freikorps paramilitaries crushed it, killing over 600 people. The violence radicalized a young veteran living in Munich at the time. His name was Adolf Hitler.
Raúl Pateras Pescara patenta el primer helicóptero viable de la historia.
Raúl Pateras Pescara patenta el primer helicóptero viable de la historia.
Georgia's 1921 constitution gave women full voting rights before most of Europe.
Georgia's 1921 constitution gave women full voting rights before most of Europe. Universal suffrage, labor protections, minority language rights — drafted by a socialist government that had been independent for exactly three years. The document was approved on February 21st. The Red Army invaded four days later. The constitution never took effect. Georgia wouldn't be independent again for seventy years. They kept the text anyway, reprinted it in exile, used it as proof of what they'd almost had.
comienzan las rebeliones obreras de Petrogrado (San Petersburgo) y Moscú contra las medidas del comunismo de guerra.
comienzan las rebeliones obreras de Petrogrado (San Petersburgo) y Moscú contra las medidas del comunismo de guerra.
Reza Khan walked into Tehran with 3,000 Cossack troops and took the capital without firing a shot.
Reza Khan walked into Tehran with 3,000 Cossack troops and took the capital without firing a shot. The Qajar Shah, Ahmad Shah, was weak and absent. The British had just pulled out their support. Khan, a 43-year-old military officer who'd risen from peasant roots, seized the moment. He forced the cabinet to resign, installed himself as Minister of War, then Prime Minister. Four years later he'd crown himself Shah and found a new dynasty. Iran's last Shah, his son, would rule until 1979. The Islamic Revolution didn't overthrow the Qajars. It overthrew the dynasty that started with this bloodless morning walk.
el dirigible militar estadounidense Roma estalla en vuelo, con el resultado de 43 muertos.
el dirigible militar estadounidense Roma estalla en vuelo, con el resultado de 43 muertos.
el general Miguel Primo de Rivera clausura el Ateneo de Madrid y destierra a Miguel de Unamuno tras desposeerle de su…
el general Miguel Primo de Rivera clausura el Ateneo de Madrid y destierra a Miguel de Unamuno tras desposeerle de su cátedra en la Universidad de Salamanca.
en España inicia sus emisiones Radio Ibérica, que únicamente transmite para España un diario hablado, dando noticias …
en España inicia sus emisiones Radio Ibérica, que únicamente transmite para España un diario hablado, dando noticias sin comentarios.
*The New Yorker* hit newsstands with 32 pages and a cover price of 15 cents.
*The New Yorker* hit newsstands with 32 pages and a cover price of 15 cents. Harold Ross, the founding editor, wanted a magazine for people who lived in New York — not tourists, not the bridge-and-tunnel crowd. The first issue sold 15,000 copies. Within a year it was losing $8,000 a week. Ross kept it alive by borrowing from his poker buddies and one very patient investor named Raoul Fleischmann. The magazine didn't turn a profit until 1928. Today it's published continuously for 100 years without missing a single week, which means Ross's snobbish gamble on sophisticated city readers somehow outlasted nearly every other magazine in America.
le statut de quarantaine de Nome est levé en Alaska, où cette ville a été sauvée de la diphtérie par une course au sé…
le statut de quarantaine de Nome est levé en Alaska, où cette ville a été sauvée de la diphtérie par une course au sérum ce qui aura contribué à la célébrité du chien Balto.Polaroid de Land.
en Berlín se estrena la opereta El zarévich, de Franz Lehár.
en Berlín se estrena la opereta El zarévich, de Franz Lehár.
Zhang Zongchang’s 24,000-strong rebel army collapsed at Zhifu when just 7,000 Nationalist troops routed them in the o…
Zhang Zongchang’s 24,000-strong rebel army collapsed at Zhifu when just 7,000 Nationalist troops routed them in the opening clash of the Warlord Rebellion. This lopsided victory shattered Zhang’s regional power base in Shandong, forcing him into exile and tightening the Nationalist government’s grip on northern China’s fractured political landscape.
el gobierno francés niega el asilo político al político soviético León Trotski.
el gobierno francés niega el asilo político al político soviético León Trotski.
Die Uraufführung der Operette Viktoria und ihr Husar von Paul Abraham findet in Budapest statt.
Die Uraufführung der Operette Viktoria und ihr Husar von Paul Abraham findet in Budapest statt.
Peruanische Revolutionäre begehen in Arequipa die früheste bekannte Flugzeugentführung, die nach 10 Tagen ohne Opfer …
Peruanische Revolutionäre begehen in Arequipa die früheste bekannte Flugzeugentführung, die nach 10 Tagen ohne Opfer endet.
en España, el número de obreros parados en todo el país asciende a unos 150 000.
en España, el número de obreros parados en todo el país asciende a unos 150 000.
refus par l'Assemblée législative du Québec de reconnaître le suffrage féminin.
refus par l'Assemblée législative du Québec de reconnaître le suffrage féminin.
en España, las reclamaciones por daños causados por la Revolución de Asturias, planificada por la Alianza Obrera, sum…
en España, las reclamaciones por daños causados por la Revolución de Asturias, planificada por la Alianza Obrera, suman ya más de 3000.
le parfumeur Armand Petitjean crée la maison de cosmétiques Lancôme.
le parfumeur Armand Petitjean crée la maison de cosmétiques Lancôme.
en España, la Diputación Permanente de las Cortes Españolas aprueba el proyecto de amnistía redactado por el Gobierno…
en España, la Diputación Permanente de las Cortes Españolas aprueba el proyecto de amnistía redactado por el Gobierno y que afecta a todos los presos políticos.
The League of Nations officially prohibited foreign volunteers from joining the Spanish Civil War, attempting to curb…
The League of Nations officially prohibited foreign volunteers from joining the Spanish Civil War, attempting to curb the escalating international proxy conflict. This policy failed to stop the influx of fighters, as Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union continued to funnel troops and equipment to their respective sides, turning Spain into a testing ground for World War II weaponry.
Waldo Waterman piloted his Arrowbile into the sky, successfully demonstrating the first roadable aircraft capable of …
Waldo Waterman piloted his Arrowbile into the sky, successfully demonstrating the first roadable aircraft capable of transitioning from a three-wheeled car to a flying machine. While the project failed to achieve commercial production, it proved that a single vehicle could navigate both highways and runways, influencing decades of subsequent attempts at personal aerial transport.
en Newcastle (R.
en Newcastle (R. U.) es botado el acorazado británico King George V.
en Uruguay se produce un golpe de Estado que supone la continuación en la presidencia del general Alfredo Baldomir.
en Uruguay se produce un golpe de Estado que supone la continuación en la presidencia del general Alfredo Baldomir.
en Madrid (España) se inaugura el Estadio Metropolitano.
en Madrid (España) se inaugura el Estadio Metropolitano.
en Japón ―en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial― el general Tojo es nombrado jefe de Estado Mayor Imperial.
en Japón ―en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial― el general Tojo es nombrado jefe de Estado Mayor Imperial.
exécution de 23 membres du groupe de résistants de Missak Manouchian au Mont Valérien près de Paris occupée (Seconde …
exécution de 23 membres du groupe de résistants de Missak Manouchian au Mont Valérien près de Paris occupée (Seconde Guerre mondiale).
The Brazilians took Monte Castello on their fifth attempt.
The Brazilians took Monte Castello on their fifth attempt. They'd been trying since November. Three thousand men from the Brazilian Expeditionary Force — the only Latin American ground troops in Europe — finally broke through German positions in the Northern Apennines. They'd trained in the tropics. Now they were fighting in snow. The Germans held the high ground for months, dug into rock and ice. Brazil sent 25,000 soldiers to Italy total. More than 450 died there. When they came home, nobody talked about it. The dictatorship didn't want heroes who'd fought for democracy abroad.
ouverture de la Conférence de Chapultepec réunissant 21 États du continent américain qui vont y tenter d'établir un t…
ouverture de la Conférence de Chapultepec réunissant 21 États du continent américain qui vont y tenter d'établir un traité sur la solidarité interaméricaine.
The USS Bismarck Sea sank in 90 minutes.
The USS Bismarck Sea sank in 90 minutes. February 21, 1945, off Iwo Jima. Four kamikaze pilots hit her in succession. 318 men died — the last American aircraft carrier lost in combat. The Saratoga, hit the same night, survived with 123 dead. She'd been torpedoed twice before, bombed four times, and still made it home. Japan had 2,800 kamikaze pilots left. They'd sink or damage 368 ships before August. The Bismarck Sea's survivors watched her go down while still in the water themselves. Some carriers burn for days. This one didn't make it to dawn.
Die erste Ausgabe der überregionalen deutschen Wochenzeitung Die Zeit erscheint als Lizenzzeitung mit einer Auflage v…
Die erste Ausgabe der überregionalen deutschen Wochenzeitung Die Zeit erscheint als Lizenzzeitung mit einer Auflage von 25.000 Exemplaren.
Edwin Land's daughter asked why she couldn't see a photo right away.
Edwin Land's daughter asked why she couldn't see a photo right away. He spent three hours walking around Santa Fe working out the chemistry in his head. Three years later, he stood in front of the Optical Society of America and took a picture. Sixty seconds later, he peeled apart the print and showed them a finished photograph. The camera had to develop the image inside itself while you held it. Kodak thought it was a gimmick. Land sold 900 cameras the first day they went on sale.
César Lattes, físico brasileiro, isola o méson, nova partícula do átomo.
César Lattes, físico brasileiro, isola o méson, nova partícula do átomo.
NASCAR incorporated on February 21, 1948, in a Daytona Beach hotel room.
NASCAR incorporated on February 21, 1948, in a Daytona Beach hotel room. Bill France Sr. needed to legitimize stock car racing — drivers were getting stiffed by promoters who'd skip town with the gate money. He gathered 35 men and pitched a national organization with standard rules and guaranteed purses. They'd race "strictly stock" cars, meaning the same vehicles people drove to work. The first official NASCAR race ran at Charlotte Speedway eight months later. Red Byron won in a Ford. The sport France invented to protect bootleggers-turned-racers became a $700 million industry. Still family-owned.
Four students walked toward the East Pakistan Assembly building in Dhaka demanding their language be official.
Four students walked toward the East Pakistan Assembly building in Dhaka demanding their language be official. Police opened fire. Abdus Salam, age 26. Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, 24. Abul Barkat, 25. Abdul Jabbar, 32. Dead on the street for wanting to speak Bengali in government offices. Within hours, thousands more joined the march. The protests spread across East Pakistan for weeks. Pakistan's government, which governed from a thousand miles away in Urdu, finally recognized Bengali as a national language in 1956. Fifteen years later, East Pakistan became Bangladesh. The only revolution in history that started with a language textbook.
Winston Churchill's government scrapped Britain's identity cards in 1952.
Winston Churchill's government scrapped Britain's identity cards in 1952. They'd been introduced during World War II for rationing and security. The war ended seven years earlier. The cards stayed. Police used them for routine stops. Citizens carried them everywhere. One man, Clarence Henry Willcock, refused to show his card during a traffic stop in 1950. He fought the case all the way to the High Court. He lost, but the judge said the cards had become "a general encumbrance to the public." Churchill ran on ending them. He called it setting people free from wartime controls. Parliament voted them out. Britain wouldn't try national ID cards again for fifty years.
Students walked out of lecture halls at the University of Dhaka on February 21, 1952.
Students walked out of lecture halls at the University of Dhaka on February 21, 1952. Pakistan's government had declared Urdu the sole national language. Problem: only 3% of East Pakistan spoke Urdu. 98% spoke Bengali. The students marched anyway, breaking a ban on assembly. Police opened fire. Five students died on campus. Their names: Salam, Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiur. The movement didn't stop. East Pakistan became Bangladesh nineteen years later. UNESCO now marks February 21 as International Mother Language Day. A language protest became a blueprint for independence.
Francis Crick y James Watson descubren la estructura helicoidal de la molécula de ADN.
Francis Crick y James Watson descubren la estructura helicoidal de la molécula de ADN.
Francis Crick and James D. Watson deduced the double-helix structure of DNA, revealing how genetic information stores…
Francis Crick and James D. Watson deduced the double-helix structure of DNA, revealing how genetic information stores and replicates within living organisms. This breakthrough provided the physical mechanism for inheritance, transforming biology from a descriptive science into a precise field capable of mapping the human genome and engineering modern medical treatments.
en el paraninfo de la Universidad de Barcelona se celebra la primera asamblea libre de estudiantes.
en el paraninfo de la Universidad de Barcelona se celebra la primera asamblea libre de estudiantes.
la Real Academia Española elige como nuevo académico a Camilo José Cela.
la Real Academia Española elige como nuevo académico a Camilo José Cela.
Gerald Holtom drew it in a single night.
Gerald Holtom drew it in a single night. He combined semaphore letters — N and D, for nuclear disarmament — inside a circle. The downward lines were his own body, he said, arms stretched in despair. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament adopted it immediately for their march to Aldermaston. Within five years it appeared on every continent. Holtom later regretted the despair. He wanted to invert it, turn the lines upward, make it hopeful. But it was already everywhere.
en Ifni (Marruecos) se inicia la segunda fase de la invasión militar española.
en Ifni (Marruecos) se inicia la segunda fase de la invasión militar española.
Gamal Abdel Nasser est choisi président de la nouvelle République arabe unie syro-égyptienne par voie de référendum.
Gamal Abdel Nasser est choisi président de la nouvelle République arabe unie syro-égyptienne par voie de référendum.
Der im Ausland lebende Otto von Habsburg, ältester Sohn von Kaiser Karl I., erklärt seinen Verzicht auf Ansprüche geg…
Der im Ausland lebende Otto von Habsburg, ältester Sohn von Kaiser Karl I., erklärt seinen Verzicht auf Ansprüche gegenüber der Republik Österreich und Treue zu ihrer Verfassung. Eine mögliche Einreise löst innenpolitische Querelen aus, die sich auch nach einer offiziell zu Protokoll gegebenen Verzichtserklärung nicht legen.
en Cuba, Fidel Castro nacionaliza todas las empresas.
en Cuba, Fidel Castro nacionaliza todas las empresas.
Bei den VIII.
Bei den VIII. Olympischen Winterspielen in Squaw Valley findet erstmals eine olympische Biathlonveranstaltung statt. Der Schwede Klas Lestander wird über die 20-km-Distanz Biathlonolympiasieger.
en el balneario Viña del Mar (Chile) se inaugura el primer Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar.
en el balneario Viña del Mar (Chile) se inaugura el primer Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar.
Castro signed the last decree on October 13, 1960.
Castro signed the last decree on October 13, 1960. Every business in Cuba — American, Cuban, foreign — nationalized in a single day. Barbershops. Pharmacies. Sugar mills. Coca-Cola bottling plants. The Havana Hilton. All of it. The U.S. had already seized Cuban assets in America, so Castro took everything else. 382 American companies lost $1.8 billion in property. No compensation. No negotiation. Just gone. The embargo that followed lasted longer than Castro did. He died in 2016. The embargo's still there.
Im Schauspielhaus Zürich wird Friedrich Dürrenmatts groteske Komödie Die Physiker mit Therese Giehse in der Rolle der…
Im Schauspielhaus Zürich wird Friedrich Dürrenmatts groteske Komödie Die Physiker mit Therese Giehse in der Rolle der Anstaltsleiterin uraufgeführt.
Der Bayerische Rundfunk sendet mit „Spuk in der Werkstatt“ die erste Folge der Hörspielreihe Meister Eder und sein Pu…
Der Bayerische Rundfunk sendet mit „Spuk in der Werkstatt“ die erste Folge der Hörspielreihe Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl. Die typische Pumuckl-Stimme stammt von Hans Clarin.
en el Teatro Reina Victoria de Madrid se estrena Nos venden el piso, de Alfonso Paso.
en el Teatro Reina Victoria de Madrid se estrena Nos venden el piso, de Alfonso Paso.
Malcolm X Assassinated: Civil Rights Movement Shocked
A shouted insult and sudden gunfire silenced Malcolm X mid-speech at Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom, leaving him dead from twenty-one bullet wounds. The immediate conviction of three men for the assassination sparked decades of controversy when one gunman later named four other Nation of Islam members as co-conspirators. This unresolved testimony continues to challenge the official narrative of who orchestrated the killing and why.
en Francia, el general De Gaulle anuncia que la flota francesa del Mediterráneo quedará desligada del mando de la OTA…
en Francia, el general De Gaulle anuncia que la flota francesa del Mediterráneo quedará desligada del mando de la OTAN y que no se almacenarán armas atómicas estadounidenses en las bases francesas.
en España, los sumarios por los hechos de la Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid pasan a jurisdicción militar.
en España, los sumarios por los hechos de la Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid pasan a jurisdicción militar.
en Wurenlingen (Suiza), un avión de la compañía Swissair se estrella cerca de la central nuclear, con un balance de 4…
en Wurenlingen (Suiza), un avión de la compañía Swissair se estrella cerca de la central nuclear, con un balance de 47 muertos.
Aufgrund einer Bombenexplosion kurz nach dem Start stürzt ein Passagierflugzeug der Swissair, unterwegs von Zürich na…
Aufgrund einer Bombenexplosion kurz nach dem Start stürzt ein Passagierflugzeug der Swissair, unterwegs von Zürich nach Tel Aviv, ab. 47 Menschen kommen bei dem Anschlag ums Leben, der eigentlich einem El-Al-Flug gegolten hat. Am selben Tag explodiert eine Bombe in einer Austrian Airlines-Maschine auf dem Weg von Frankfurt nach Wien, die jedoch sicher wieder in Frankfurt landen kann.
Swissair Flight 330 exploded at 14,000 feet over Switzerland.
Swissair Flight 330 exploded at 14,000 feet over Switzerland. Forty-seven people died. The bomb was in the cargo hold — a barometric device that detonated when cabin pressure dropped during descent. Swiss authorities arrested a Palestinian group, but the bomber was never caught. Switzerland had been neutral through two world wars. After this, they installed armed sky marshals on every flight. Neutrality, it turned out, wasn't protection.
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna in 1971 because LSD had gotten out of control.
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna in 1971 because LSD had gotten out of control. Not heroin or cocaine — those were already regulated. This treaty targeted synthetic drugs that didn't exist when the 1961 Single Convention was written. LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, amphetamines. The counterculture had made them mainstream. Governments wanted them scheduled internationally before every country had to figure it out alone. The treaty created four schedules based on medical use and abuse potential. It's why ketamine and MDMA face the same legal framework across 184 countries today. One treaty in Vienna standardized what counts as getting high illegally almost everywhere on Earth.
Nixon Visits China: Cold War Balance Shifts
President Richard Nixon lands in Beijing to break decades of isolation and shake hands with Chairman Mao Zedong, instantly upending the global balance of power during the Cold War. This historic pivot pushes the Soviet Union into a defensive posture while opening trade channels that would eventually integrate China into the world economy.
Luna 20 Lands on Moon: Soviet Probe Returns Highland Soil
The Soviet unmanned probe Luna 20 soft-landed in the rugged Apollonius highlands, drilled into the lunar surface, and returned soil samples to Earth. The mission provided the first chemical analysis of highland material, proving that the Moon's ancient crust differs fundamentally from the volcanic basalt found in its lowland seas.
Israeli F-4 Phantoms shot down a lost Libyan airliner over the Sinai on February 21, 1973.
Israeli F-4 Phantoms shot down a lost Libyan airliner over the Sinai on February 21, 1973. Flight 114 had drifted off course in a sandstorm. The pilots couldn't see. Israeli air traffic control tried to guide them down. The fighter pilots saw a Boeing 727 flying toward Cairo, assumed hostile intent, and opened fire. 108 people died. Five survived the crash. Israel called it a navigation error. Egypt called it murder. The war that followed eight months later had many causes. This wasn't officially one of them.
aviones caza de las fuerzas aéreas israelíes sospechan que un avión libio de pasajeros Boeing 737 de la empresa Libya…
aviones caza de las fuerzas aéreas israelíes sospechan que un avión libio de pasajeros Boeing 737 de la empresa Libyan Arab Airlines es un avión enemigo y lo derriban. De 113 civiles solo sobreviven 5 (1 tripulante y 4 pasajeros). El ministro de Defensa de Israel, Moshe Dayan, mencion�� un «error de apreciación», e Israel pagó una compensación económica a los familiares de las víctimas.
Israeli soldiers crossed back over the Suez Canal on March 5, 1974.
Israeli soldiers crossed back over the Suez Canal on March 5, 1974. They'd been there since October 1973, when they'd pushed across during the Yom Kippur War and surrounded Egypt's Third Army. Henry Kissinger spent 32 days shuttling between Cairo and Jerusalem to broker the withdrawal. The agreement created a UN buffer zone and returned the canal to Egypt. Sadat got enough to claim victory. Israel got diplomatic recognition from an Arab state for the first time. The canal reopened eight months later after eight years closed. Ships started moving again between Europe and Asia without going around Africa. A 101-mile waterway had been worth three wars in 25 years.
Mitchell Sentenced: Watergate's First Prisoners
Three men who ran the most powerful office in the world got 2.5 to 8 years for obstruction of justice. John Mitchell, the Attorney General, had ordered the break-in. H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, Nixon's closest advisors, covered it up. All three reported to minimum-security prisons. Mitchell served 19 months. Haldeman served 18. Ehrlichman served 18. The burglars who actually broke into the Watergate got longer sentences than the men who told them to do it.
Portugal reconhece oficialmente a República Popular de Angola.
Portugal reconhece oficialmente a República Popular de Angola.
en Örnsköldsvik (Suecia) se inauguran los Juegos Paralímpicos de Invierno.
en Örnsköldsvik (Suecia) se inauguran los Juegos Paralímpicos de Invierno.
se inaugura la desarrolladora de videojuegos HAL Laboratory.
se inaugura la desarrolladora de videojuegos HAL Laboratory.
Asalto a la embajada de Ecuador en Cuba.
Asalto a la embajada de Ecuador en Cuba.
en España, Manuel Fraga Iribarne es reelegido presidente de Alianza Popular.
en España, Manuel Fraga Iribarne es reelegido presidente de Alianza Popular.
en España, la expresidenta argentina María Estela Martínez de Perón dimite de la presidencia del Partido Justicialist…
en España, la expresidenta argentina María Estela Martínez de Perón dimite de la presidencia del Partido Justicialista argentino.
el gobierno estadounidense suspende las relaciones militares con Nueva Zelanda y deja de considerarlo como un país al…
el gobierno estadounidense suspende las relaciones militares con Nueva Zelanda y deja de considerarlo como un país aliado.
se lanza en Japón el videojuego "The Legend Of Zelda".
se lanza en Japón el videojuego "The Legend Of Zelda".
Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda for the Famicom Disk System, introducing players to a sprawling, non-linear wor…
Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda for the Famicom Disk System, introducing players to a sprawling, non-linear world that rewarded exploration over simple high scores. By allowing players to save their progress via internal battery backup, the game transformed home consoles from arcade-style time sinks into platforms for deep, long-form adventure storytelling.
en España, Xerardo Fernández Albor es reelegido presidente de la Junta de Galicia.
en España, Xerardo Fernández Albor es reelegido presidente de la Junta de Galicia.
quatre responsables du groupe terroriste Action directe sont arrêtés à Vitry-aux-Loges (Loiret dans la région françai…
quatre responsables du groupe terroriste Action directe sont arrêtés à Vitry-aux-Loges (Loiret dans la région française du Centre).
en Beirut oeste, entran cuatro mil soldados sirios tras una semana de duros combates para intentar un alto el fuego d…
en Beirut oeste, entran cuatro mil soldados sirios tras una semana de duros combates para intentar un alto el fuego de las milicias enfrentadas.
en Estados Unidos el conocido teleevangelista Jimmy Swaggart es obligado a confesar por televisión sus pecados sexual…
en Estados Unidos el conocido teleevangelista Jimmy Swaggart es obligado a confesar por televisión sus pecados sexuales, al hacerse públicas unas fotografías que causaron un gran escándalo.
en España, Julio Anguita es nombrado secretario general del PCE.
en España, Julio Anguita es nombrado secretario general del PCE.
en Rabat (Marruecos) se realiza la segunda jornada de la cumbre entre Felipe González y Hassan II.
en Rabat (Marruecos) se realiza la segunda jornada de la cumbre entre Felipe González y Hassan II.
Ocorre no Centro Espacial de Alcântara, o primeiro lançamento espacial do espaçoporto brasileiro.
Ocorre no Centro Espacial de Alcântara, o primeiro lançamento espacial do espaçoporto brasileiro.
el ministro del Interior, José Luis Corcuera, y el presidente de la Generalidad de Cataluña, Jordi Pujol, acuerdan la…
el ministro del Interior, José Luis Corcuera, y el presidente de la Generalidad de Cataluña, Jordi Pujol, acuerdan las bases para el despliegue de la policía catalana.
الجيش العراقي يفجر عدد من آبار النفط في الكويت إبان حرب الخليج الثانية.
الجيش العراقي يفجر عدد من آبار النفط في الكويت إبان حرب الخليج الثانية.
Checoslovaquia ingresa en el Consejo de Europa y se convierte en el vigésimo quinto miembro de este organismo.
Checoslovaquia ingresa en el Consejo de Europa y se convierte en el vigésimo quinto miembro de este organismo.
Aldrich Ames drove a Jaguar and paid cash for a $540,000 house on a $60,000 CIA salary.
Aldrich Ames drove a Jaguar and paid cash for a $540,000 house on a $60,000 CIA salary. Nobody at the agency noticed for nine years. He'd been selling secrets to the Soviets since 1985, compromising at least ten CIA sources who were executed. His KGB handlers paid him $4.6 million. He was finally caught because his wife spent too conspicuously at Saks Fifth Avenue. The FBI arrested him in Arlington on February 21, 1994. The agency's most damaging mole was hiding in plain sight.
Steve Fossett's Pacific balloon crossing almost killed him twice before he landed in Saskatchewan.
Steve Fossett's Pacific balloon crossing almost killed him twice before he landed in Saskatchewan. First attempt: ditched in the Coral Sea after 20 hours. Second: storm over Australia forced him down. Third try, 1995: he launched from South Korea and flew for four days straight in a cramped capsule, no autopilot, burning propane to stay aloft. He landed in a wheat field outside Leader, Saskatchewan — population 900. The farmer who found him thought it was a UFO. Fossett later died in a plane crash. They found the wreckage a year later.
Ibrahim Ali est tué d’une balle dans le dos par trois militants colleurs d'affiches du Front national à Marseille au …
Ibrahim Ali est tué d’une balle dans le dos par trois militants colleurs d'affiches du Front national à Marseille au sud de la France.
un motín en la prisión de Serkadji en Argelia se salda con 96 presos y 4 vigilantes muertos.
un motín en la prisión de Serkadji en Argelia se salda con 96 presos y 4 vigilantes muertos.
sortie du film Les Grands Ducs de Patrice Leconte qui y réunit Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret et Jean Rochefort.
sortie du film Les Grands Ducs de Patrice Leconte qui y réunit Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret et Jean Rochefort.
Die traditionsreiche Werft Bremer Vulkan stellt einen Vergleichsantrag, der Konkurs folgt wenige Monate später.
Die traditionsreiche Werft Bremer Vulkan stellt einen Vergleichsantrag, der Konkurs folgt wenige Monate später.
Hong Song-nam devient Premier ministre de la Corée du Nord.
Hong Song-nam devient Premier ministre de la Corée du Nord.
el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola, compuesto por 160 países miembros, acuerda una refinanciación por un t…
el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola, compuesto por 160 países miembros, acuerda una refinanciación por un total de 485 millones de dólares para el siguiente trienio.
en órbita alrededor de la Tierra, la nave Soyuz TM-29 se acopla a la estación MIR con la última tripulación del progr…
en órbita alrededor de la Tierra, la nave Soyuz TM-29 se acopla a la estación MIR con la última tripulación del programa espacial que va a utilizarla, por falta de presupuesto.
Der Deutsche Martin Schmitt aus Furtwangen erringt bei den Nordischen Ski-Weltmeisterschaften die Goldmedaille im Ski…
Der Deutsche Martin Schmitt aus Furtwangen erringt bei den Nordischen Ski-Weltmeisterschaften die Goldmedaille im Skispringen von der Großschanze, Silber geht an Sven Hannawald aus Hinterzarten.
en el Festival de Cine de Berlín el director estadounidense Terrence Malick recibe el Oso de Oro por su película La d…
en el Festival de Cine de Berlín el director estadounidense Terrence Malick recibe el Oso de Oro por su película La delgada línea roja.
Die erste Ausgabe der Financial Times Deutschland, Schwesterblatt der Financial Times, erscheint unter der Aufsicht d…
Die erste Ausgabe der Financial Times Deutschland, Schwesterblatt der Financial Times, erscheint unter der Aufsicht des britischen Gründungschefredakteurs Andrew Gowers und unter Geschäftsführung von Michael Rzesnitzek.
en el Vaticano, el obispo argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio (quien se convertirá en el papa Francisco) es instituido ca…
en el Vaticano, el obispo argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio (quien se convertirá en el papa Francisco) es instituido cardenal por el entonces papa Juan Pablo II
en Croacia, el primer ministro Ivica Račan presenta la solicitud oficial para que su país se convierta en miembro de …
en Croacia, el primer ministro Ivica Račan presenta la solicitud oficial para que su país se convierta en miembro de la Unión Europea en 2007.
Hans Blix demande au gouvernement irakien la destruction de missiles Al-Samoud 2 d'ici au 1er mars suivant.
Hans Blix demande au gouvernement irakien la destruction de missiles Al-Samoud 2 d'ici au 1er mars suivant.
durante un recital de la banda de rock Great White, unas 100 personas mueren debido a un incendio.
durante un recital de la banda de rock Great White, unas 100 personas mueren debido a un incendio.
el Gobierno palestino aprueba una tregua anual en la Intifada.
el Gobierno palestino aprueba una tregua anual en la Intifada.
Delegates from across the continent gathered in Rome to form the European Green Party, the first political organizati…
Delegates from across the continent gathered in Rome to form the European Green Party, the first political organization to operate across national borders. By unifying disparate environmental movements into a single transnational entity, they secured a permanent platform to influence European Union legislation on climate policy and sustainable development directly from within the parliament.
Um grave acidente com um ônibus da empresa Itapemirim, deixa 42 mortos.
Um grave acidente com um ônibus da empresa Itapemirim, deixa 42 mortos. O fato aconteceu no Açude Cipó no distrito de Iara na cidade do Barro, na região do Cariri.
se crea el primer partido político exclusivo europeo: los verdes de Europa.
se crea el primer partido político exclusivo europeo: los verdes de Europa.
en Irak, dos miembros de Cruz Roja visitan al expresidente Sadam Huseín, por primera vez desde su detención.
en Irak, dos miembros de Cruz Roja visitan al expresidente Sadam Huseín, por primera vez desde su detención.
la película Las invasiones bárbaras, del canadiense Denys Arcand, resulta vencedora de la 29.ª edición de los premios…
la película Las invasiones bárbaras, del canadiense Denys Arcand, resulta vencedora de la 29.ª edición de los premios César, acaparando los principales premios.
In Rom wird als erste gesamteuropäische Partei die Europäische Grüne Partei gegründet.
In Rom wird als erste gesamteuropäische Partei die Europäische Grüne Partei gegründet. Ihr gehören 35 Parteien aus 32 europäischen Ländern an.
en Madrid, un derrumbe en las obras de ampliación de la línea 1 del Metro provoca la muerte de un trabajador y herida…
en Madrid, un derrumbe en las obras de ampliación de la línea 1 del Metro provoca la muerte de un trabajador y heridas a otros siete.
la revista Nature publica el descubrimiento de los pangenes, un tipo de genes que controla la diferenciación de las c…
la revista Nature publica el descubrimiento de los pangenes, un tipo de genes que controla la diferenciación de las células madre y el momento en que esta se produce.
Nach anhaltenden Schneefällen werden bei mehreren Lawinen im indischen Teil Kaschmirs mehr als 100 Menschen getötet.
Nach anhaltenden Schneefällen werden bei mehreren Lawinen im indischen Teil Kaschmirs mehr als 100 Menschen getötet.
en el País Vasco, el lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe disuelve el Parlamento Vasco y convoca elecciones para el 17 de …
en el País Vasco, el lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe disuelve el Parlamento Vasco y convoca elecciones para el 17 de abril.
el presidente palestino, Mahmud Abbas, encarga a Hamás la formación del nuevo Gobierno.
el presidente palestino, Mahmud Abbas, encarga a Hamás la formación del nuevo Gobierno.
el grupo energético alemán E.ON lanza una OPA (oferta pública de adquisición) sobre Endesa, primera eléctrica español…
el grupo energético alemán E.ON lanza una OPA (oferta pública de adquisición) sobre Endesa, primera eléctrica española, cinco meses después de la oferta que protagonizó Gas Natural.
el alcalde de Palencia, Heliodoro Gallego, asume la presidencia de la Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias …
el alcalde de Palencia, Heliodoro Gallego, asume la presidencia de la Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP).
en México, Tv Azteca inicia las transmisiones de Proyecto 40 (actualmente ADN Noticias), a través del Canal 40 (XHTVM…
en México, Tv Azteca inicia las transmisiones de Proyecto 40 (actualmente ADN Noticias), a través del Canal 40 (XHTVM-TV) de la Ciudad de México, en sustitución de CNI Canal 40.
Romano Prodi resigned on January 24, 2007.
Romano Prodi resigned on January 24, 2007. His coalition lost a foreign policy vote in the Senate by two votes. Standard protocol: you lose confidence, you resign. Except President Giorgio Napolitano said no. Just refused the resignation. Sent Prodi back to Parliament to try again. Prodi survived a confidence vote five days later and kept governing for another year. Italy's constitution lets the president do this—reject a resignation if they think the government can still function. Napolitano used it because calling new elections would have triggered a constitutional crisis over recent electoral reforms. The president who's supposed to be ceremonial can overrule the prime minister's own decision to quit.
sale a la venta, en castellano, el último libro de la saga de Harry Potter, Harry Potter y las reliquias de la Muerte…
sale a la venta, en castellano, el último libro de la saga de Harry Potter, Harry Potter y las reliquias de la Muerte, de la escritora J. K. Rowling.
Voo Santa Bárbara Airlines 518 cai com 46 pessoas a bordo na Venezuela, perto da cidade de Mérida; não houve sobreviv…
Voo Santa Bárbara Airlines 518 cai com 46 pessoas a bordo na Venezuela, perto da cidade de Mérida; não houve sobreviventes.
le terme « Mademoiselle » disparaît des formulaires administratifs français.
le terme « Mademoiselle » disparaît des formulaires administratifs français.
Seventeen dead, 119 injured.
Seventeen dead, 119 injured. Two bombs hidden in bicycle frames detonated in Hyderabad's Dilsukhnagar market during evening rush hour. The neighborhood was packed — jewelry shops, street vendors, commuters heading home. The blasts hit 15 minutes apart. Investigators found a third unexploded device. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility, but five suspects were later acquitted due to lack of evidence. The bombs themselves were never in question. Who built them still is.
البرلمان الأوكراني يوافق بالتصويت على إطلاق سراح رئيسة الوزراء السابقة والمعارضة يوليا تيموشينكو وكذلك يعزل الرئيس في…
البرلمان الأوكراني يوافق بالتصويت على إطلاق سراح رئيسة الوزراء السابقة والمعارضة يوليا تيموشينكو وكذلك يعزل الرئيس فيكتور يانوكوفيتش ويقر انتخابات مبكرة في 25 مايو من السنة المذكورة.
الرئيس اليمني عبد ربه منصور هادي يتمكن من ال��رار إلى عدن بعد الإقامة الجبرية التي فرضها عليه الحوثيون في صنعاء.
الرئيس اليمني عبد ربه منصور هادي يتمكن من ال��رار إلى عدن بعد الإقامة الجبرية التي فرضها عليه الحوثيون في صنعاء.
attentat meurtrier de l'État islamique en Syrie près de la mosquée de Sayyida Zeinab.
attentat meurtrier de l'État islamique en Syrie près de la mosquée de Sayyida Zeinab.
Élection présidentielle aux Comores.
Élection présidentielle aux Comores.
en Bolivia se realiza un referéndum constitucional para permitir una nueva reelección del presidente Evo Morales, el …
en Bolivia se realiza un referéndum constitucional para permitir una nueva reelección del presidente Evo Morales, el cual es rechazado con el 51 % de los votos.
إعصار وينستون أقوى إعصار استوائي تم تسجيله يضرب جزيرة فيجي ويقتل على الأقل 20 شخصًا على الأقل.
إعصار وينستون أقوى إعصار استوائي تم تسجيله يضرب جزيرة فيجي ويقتل على الأقل 20 شخصًا على الأقل.
des élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler pour quatre ans les membres de la chambre basse du parlement d…
des élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler pour quatre ans les membres de la chambre basse du parlement d'Iran ou Madjles.
نوفاك دجوكوفيتش ونعومي أوساكا يفوزان في بطولة أستراليا المفتوحة لكرة المضرب لعام 2021.
نوفاك دجوكوفيتش ونعومي أوساكا يفوزان في بطولة أستراليا المفتوحة لكرة المضرب لعام 2021.
au Niger, le second tour de l'élection présidentielle a lieu afin d'élire le président de la République du pays.
au Niger, le second tour de l'élection présidentielle a lieu afin d'élire le président de la République du pays. C'est Mohamed Bazoum remporte le scrutin qui l'opposait à Mahamane Ousmane.
en el aeropuerto de Emiliano Zapata (México) se accidenta un avión de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana.
en el aeropuerto de Emiliano Zapata (México) se accidenta un avión de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana. Fallecen 6 militares.
Putin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states on February 21, 2022.
Putin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states on February 21, 2022. Luhansk and Donetsk had been controlled by Russian-backed separatists since 2014, but no country had acknowledged them as sovereign. Putin did it in a televised address that ran nearly an hour. He sent troops in immediately afterward, calling them peacekeepers. The UN Security Council held an emergency session that night. The U.S. ambassador read aloud from intelligence reports predicting a full invasion within days. Russia's ambassador walked out. Three days later, Russian forces crossed the border at five points simultaneously. The "peacekeeping" mission had been the legal pretext all along.
en Colombia, se aprueba la ley de despenalización del aborto voluntario hasta la semana 24 de gestación.
en Colombia, se aprueba la ley de despenalización del aborto voluntario hasta la semana 24 de gestación.
en Estados Unidos, el Departamento de Estado, aprueba la extradición al Perú, del expresidente Alejandro Toledo.
en Estados Unidos, el Departamento de Estado, aprueba la extradición al Perú, del expresidente Alejandro Toledo.
Chacina no município brasileiro de Sinop, em Mato Grosso, deixa sete mortos.
Chacina no município brasileiro de Sinop, em Mato Grosso, deixa sete mortos.
en Perú, se desploma el Centro Comercial "Real Plaza" en la ciudad de Trujillo (Perú), dejando 8 fallecidos y 4 decen…
en Perú, se desploma el Centro Comercial "Real Plaza" en la ciudad de Trujillo (Perú), dejando 8 fallecidos y 4 decenas de heridos.
un conflit militaire entre l'Afghanistan et le Pakistan s'intensifie alors que les deux pays échangent des frappes tr…
un conflit militaire entre l'Afghanistan et le Pakistan s'intensifie alors que les deux pays échangent des frappes transfrontalières.