February 6
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216 events recorded on February 6 throughout history
France signed two treaties with America in 1778, making them the first nation to recognize the United States as legitimate. This wasn't charity — France wanted revenge on Britain after losing the Seven Years' War. They'd been secretly funding the rebels for a year already. The treaties promised military support and trade access. Britain immediately declared war on France. What started as a colonial rebellion became a global conflict. George III now faced enemies on three continents.
Britain and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, transforming New Zealand into a formal British colony while guaranteeing Māori land rights and sovereignty. This agreement established the legal framework for European settlement but immediately sparked decades of conflict over land ownership and governance that still shape modern New Zealand politics.
Grant took Fort Henry in Tennessee with almost no fight. The fort sat in a flood plain. The Tennessee River had risen so high that water filled the lower gun positions. Confederate commander Lloyd Tilghman sent most of his men away before the Union even arrived. He stayed behind with 100 artillerymen to buy time. They fired for two hours at Grant's gunboats, then surrendered. The North's first real victory came because someone built a fort in the wrong spot.
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A data mais antiga para a qual se conhece o dia da semana.
A data mais antiga para a qual se conhece o dia da semana. Um grafite em Pompeia identifica este dia como um dies Solis (domingo), por um sistema em que o domingo corresponde ao dia da semana que este dia teria na contagem moderna: quarta-feira.
Julius I became pope in 337 by waiting.
Julius I became pope in 337 by waiting. The previous pope died. The Roman clergy wanted Julius. But Emperor Constantius II wanted someone else — someone who'd stay quiet about his theology. Julius refused to campaign or compromise. He just waited in Rome. Six months later, the emperor gave up. Julius spent his papacy doing exactly what Constantius feared: defending bishops the emperor had exiled, insisting Rome could overrule imperial church appointments. Turns out patience can be defiance.
Hormizd IV lost his throne because he tried to tax the nobility and protect Christians.
Hormizd IV lost his throne because he tried to tax the nobility and protect Christians. His brothers-in-law led the coup — Vistahm and Vinduyih, both military commanders. They didn't just depose him. They blinded him with hot needles, the Persian method of making sure an ex-king could never rule again. His son Khosrow II took power immediately after. Within two years, Khosrow would execute both coup leaders. The Sasanian Empire had twenty years left before the Arab conquest erased it entirely. This was the beginning of that collapse — a king who tried to reform the system, removed by the system he tried to change.
Der fränkische König Karl der Große erlässt für die Zeit nach seinem Ableben die Divisio Regnorum, die die Aufteilung…
Der fränkische König Karl der Große erlässt für die Zeit nach seinem Ableben die Divisio Regnorum, die die Aufteilung des Reiches unter seinen Söhnen Karl, Pippin und Ludwig vorsieht. Durch den vorzeitigen Tod der beiden älteren Brüder erlangt der Teilungsplan keine Bedeutung, Ludwig fällt das alleinige Erbe zu. In der Urkunde wird auch erstmals Ingolstadt (Ingoldes stat = „Stätte des Ingold“) erwähnt.
effondrement du petit-pont à Paris à la suite d'une crue.
effondrement du petit-pont à Paris à la suite d'une crue.
mariage du roi d'Aragon Jacques Ier avec Aliénor de Castille.[réf.
mariage du roi d'Aragon Jacques Ier avec Aliénor de Castille.[réf. nécessaire]
In der Zisterzienserabtei Marienfeld wird der Marienfelder Altar aufgestellt.
In der Zisterzienserabtei Marienfeld wird der Marienfelder Altar aufgestellt.
Henri III de Navarre est reconnu comme chef du parti huguenot français.
Henri III de Navarre est reconnu comme chef du parti huguenot français.
The Vatican needed eight years to figure out who controlled the Philippines' souls.
The Vatican needed eight years to figure out who controlled the Philippines' souls. Spain claimed it. Portugal said the islands fell on their side of the Pope's dividing line. Rome finally ruled for Spain in 1579, creating the Diocese of Manila. Domingo de Salazar became bishop of 2 million people scattered across 7,000 islands. He had 140 priests. Most couldn't speak the local languages. He spent his first decade arguing with governors about whether enslaving converts was technically still allowed.
sur proposition de Richelieu, rédaction d'un édit royal contre les duellistes, qui se voient privés de noblesse ; le …
sur proposition de Richelieu, rédaction d'un édit royal contre les duellistes, qui se voient privés de noblesse ; le duel ayant entraîné mort d’homme est considéré comme un crime de lèse-majesté.
In Chur wird der gegen die französische Anwesenheit in Graubünden gerichtete Kettenbund geschlossen.
In Chur wird der gegen die französische Anwesenheit in Graubünden gerichtete Kettenbund geschlossen.
Der niederländische Seefahrer Abel Tasman entdeckt als erster Europäer den Archipel Fidschi im Pazifik.
Der niederländische Seefahrer Abel Tasman entdeckt als erster Europäer den Archipel Fidschi im Pazifik.
Charles II became king of exactly one-third of his supposed realm.
Charles II became king of exactly one-third of his supposed realm. Six days after his father's execution, Scotland's Parliament declared him monarch. England refused. Ireland refused. He couldn't enter any of his kingdoms without an army. He spent the next nine years in exile, sleeping on borrowed furniture, dodging creditors, watching his mother pawn the crown jewels to pay for dinner. When he finally took the English throne in 1660, he dated his reign from his father's death—claiming he'd been king the whole time. Scotland was the only place that agreed.
visite du roi Louis XIV à Rouen.
visite du roi Louis XIV à Rouen.
James II ascended the throne following his brother Charles II’s death, immediately sparking intense political frictio…
James II ascended the throne following his brother Charles II’s death, immediately sparking intense political friction by openly practicing Catholicism in a staunchly Protestant nation. This religious divide alienated his parliamentary allies and fueled the tensions that culminated in the Glorious Revolution just three years later, permanently shifting the balance of power toward a constitutional monarchy.
Dandara of Palmares chose death over re-enslavement after her capture, cementing her status as a defiant symbol of re…
Dandara of Palmares chose death over re-enslavement after her capture, cementing her status as a defiant symbol of resistance within Brazil’s Quilombo communities. Her refusal to submit denied colonial authorities a victory, ensuring her legacy as a fierce strategist who fought to maintain the autonomy of the runaway slave settlements against Portuguese forces.
Zar Peter der Große und der dänische König Friedrich IV.
Zar Peter der Große und der dänische König Friedrich IV. treffen sich in der Zeit des Großen Nordischen Kriegs im Schloss Gottorf, wo sich der Zar auch für den europaweit bekannten Gottorfer Riesenglobus interessiert, welcher wenige Wochen später in die Kunstkammer des Zaren nach Sankt Petersburg abtransportiert wird.
Am Kleinen Hoftheater in Wien erfolgt die Uraufführung der Tragikomödie Alessandro in Sidone von Giovanni Bononcini.
Am Kleinen Hoftheater in Wien erfolgt die Uraufführung der Tragikomödie Alessandro in Sidone von Giovanni Bononcini.
In Bologna findet die Uraufführung der Oper Caio Mario von Niccolò Jommelli statt.
In Bologna findet die Uraufführung der Oper Caio Mario von Niccolò Jommelli statt.
Prinz Franz Xaver gründet als Administrator für seinen Neffen, den noch unmündigen Kurfürsten von Sachsen Friedrich A…
Prinz Franz Xaver gründet als Administrator für seinen Neffen, den noch unmündigen Kurfürsten von Sachsen Friedrich August III. eine Akademie für Malerei in Leipzig, die er der Kunstakademie in Dresden unterstellt.
signature du traité franco-américain d'amitié et de commerce.
signature du traité franco-américain d'amitié et de commerce.
France signed two treaties with America in 1778, making them the first nation to recognize the United States as legit…
France signed two treaties with America in 1778, making them the first nation to recognize the United States as legitimate. This wasn't charity — France wanted revenge on Britain after losing the Seven Years' War. They'd been secretly funding the rebels for a year already. The treaties promised military support and trade access. Britain immediately declared war on France. What started as a colonial rebellion became a global conflict. George III now faced enemies on three continents.
New York ratified the Articles of Confederation on February 6, 1778.
New York ratified the Articles of Confederation on February 6, 1778. Third state to sign, behind Virginia and South Carolina. The Articles created a government so weak it couldn't collect taxes or enforce laws. Congress could ask states for money. States could say no. They usually did. The national treasury was empty within five years. Washington called it "a half-starved, limping government." By 1787, the whole thing was scrapped. The Constitution replaced it. New York was actually voting for a system that would fail so badly they'd have to start over from scratch.
Massachusetts almost killed the Constitution.
Massachusetts almost killed the Constitution. The convention vote looked doomed — rural delegates hated the federal tax power, wanted explicit rights protections. Then Sam Adams proposed a compromise: ratify now, amendments later. It passed 187-168. Nine other states copied the strategy. That's why we have the Bill of Rights. Massachusetts didn't save the Constitution by loving it. They saved it by demanding changes.
troisième bataille de Legé, pendant la guerre de Vendée.
troisième bataille de Legé, pendant la guerre de Vendée.
In Graaff-Reinet gründen Buren aus Protest gegen die Niederländische Ostindien-Kompanie die erste Burenrepublik, die …
In Graaff-Reinet gründen Buren aus Protest gegen die Niederländische Ostindien-Kompanie die erste Burenrepublik, die für etwa eineinhalb Jahre Bestand hat.
Alessandro Volta invente la pile électrique à base de cuivre et de zinc.
Alessandro Volta invente la pile électrique à base de cuivre et de zinc.
The British fleet chased five French ships for three days across 3,400 miles of open ocean.
The British fleet chased five French ships for three days across 3,400 miles of open ocean. The French were trying to reach safety in the Caribbean after raiding British convoys. They almost made it. The battle happened off Santo Domingo — the French ships were literally within sight of the harbor when the British caught them. All five French ships were captured or destroyed. But the British admiral, Sir John Duckworth, never got the recognition he wanted. Nelson had died at Trafalgar four months earlier, and that's all anyone in England could talk about. Duckworth captured an entire squadron without losing a single ship. Nobody remembers his name.
Die Franzosen beginnen mit der Belagerung von Cádiz während der Napoleonischen Kriege.
Die Franzosen beginnen mit der Belagerung von Cádiz während der Napoleonischen Kriege. Die Einnahme der Stadt gelingt nicht, und 1812 rücken die Truppen ab.
première de l'opéra Tancredi de Gioachino Rossini.
première de l'opéra Tancredi de Gioachino Rossini.
New Jersey granted John Stevens the first American railroad charter, authorizing him to construct a line across the s…
New Jersey granted John Stevens the first American railroad charter, authorizing him to construct a line across the state. This legal framework transformed transportation by shifting investment from canals to steam-powered rail, eventually enabling the rapid industrial integration of the American interior.
San Martín moved 5,400 men and 10,600 mules over passes that reached 13,000 feet.
San Martín moved 5,400 men and 10,600 mules over passes that reached 13,000 feet. In winter. The crossing took three weeks. A third of the animals died. The soldiers wrapped their feet in leather because they'd worn through their boots. Spain controlled Chile's coast, so he went over the mountains instead. His army descended into Chile's central valley and won the battle that ended Spanish rule. Nobody thought it could be done. He did it anyway.
Raffles bought Singapore for $60,000 a year from a sultan who didn't actually control it.
Raffles bought Singapore for $60,000 a year from a sultan who didn't actually control it. The real ruler was in another city. Didn't matter. Raffles needed a port between India and China, and this swampy island had the right harbor. He declared it a free port — no tariffs, no restrictions. Traders came immediately. Within five years, Singapore's population went from 1,000 to 10,000. The British held it for 140 years. It's now one of the world's busiest ports.
la Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales établit un comptoir à Singapour.
la Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales établit un comptoir à Singapour.
Raffles needed a port between India and China.
Raffles needed a port between India and China. The Dutch controlled everything. He found a swampy island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula with 120 Malay and 30 Chinese fishermen. The problem: the rightful Sultan lived in exile, installed by the Dutch. Raffles found him, declared him the real Sultan, and got him to sign away the island for 5,000 Spanish dollars a year. The Dutch were furious but couldn't reverse it without admitting their own Sultan was illegitimate. A fishing village became the world's second-busiest port. Raffles was there for nine months total.
The American Colonization Society sent 86 Black Americans to West Africa in 1820.
The American Colonization Society sent 86 Black Americans to West Africa in 1820. Three white agents went with them to scout land. They had no treaty, no purchased territory, nowhere to actually go. Within three weeks, 22 were dead from fever. The survivors moved four times in two years, negotiating land at gunpoint from local rulers. They called it Liberia — "land of the free." The society had pitched it as repatriation. Most of the 86 had been born in America.
Am Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Le Jeune Propriétaire et le vieux fermier von Ad…
Am Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Le Jeune Propriétaire et le vieux fermier von Adolphe Adam.
Otto of Bavaria was seventeen when European powers made him King of Greece.
Otto of Bavaria was seventeen when European powers made him King of Greece. He'd never been to Greece. Didn't speak Greek. Brought 3,500 Bavarian troops and German administrators who ran everything. The Greeks had just won independence from the Ottomans after four centuries — they wanted self-rule, not a teenager from Munich. Otto tried. Built roads, founded Athens University, moved the capital from Nafplio to Athens. But he was Catholic ruling Orthodox Christians, autocratic in a country that had fought for freedom. They overthrew him thirty years later. Greece's first king became its first king in exile.
Der Zulukönig Dingane lässt Pieter Retief und seine Voortrekker bei Friedensverhandlungen in der Zulu-Hauptstadt uMgu…
Der Zulukönig Dingane lässt Pieter Retief und seine Voortrekker bei Friedensverhandlungen in der Zulu-Hauptstadt uMgungundlovu ermorden.
Treaty Signed: New Zealand Becomes British Colony
Britain and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, transforming New Zealand into a formal British colony while guaranteeing Māori land rights and sovereignty. This agreement established the legal framework for European settlement but immediately sparked decades of conflict over land ownership and governance that still shape modern New Zealand politics.
The Virginia Minstrels opened at the Bowery Amphitheatre in 1843.
The Virginia Minstrels opened at the Bowery Amphitheatre in 1843. Four white performers in blackface: Dan Emmett, Billy Whitlock, Frank Pelham, Frank Brower. They claimed to represent authentic plantation life. None had ever lived on a plantation. The show sold out for weeks. Within two years, minstrel troupes were performing in every major American city. By the 1850s, it was the most popular form of entertainment in the country. The format lasted into the 1960s. Blackface minstrelsy became America's first mass entertainment industry, built entirely on caricature. It shaped how millions of white Americans understood race for over a century.
en Prusse, la Constitution de 1848 est révisée, par l'introduction du système électoral des « trois classes », fondam…
en Prusse, la Constitution de 1848 est révisée, par l'introduction du système électoral des « trois classes », fondamentalement antidémocratique.
Victoria burned on a Thursday.
Victoria burned on a Thursday. Twelve million hectares — a quarter of the entire state — gone in one day. Black Thursday, they called it. Settlers had never seen fire move like that. The eucalyptus trees didn't just burn, they exploded. The oil in their leaves vaporized in the heat, then ignited mid-air. Firestorms jumped miles ahead of the flames. Survivors said the sky turned black at noon. Australia had always burned. Just not like this.
Grant took Fort Henry in Tennessee with almost no fight.
Grant took Fort Henry in Tennessee with almost no fight. The fort sat in a flood plain. The Tennessee River had risen so high that water filled the lower gun positions. Confederate commander Lloyd Tilghman sent most of his men away before the Union even arrived. He stayed behind with 100 artillerymen to buy time. They fired for two hours at Grant's gunboats, then surrendered. The North's first real victory came because someone built a fort in the wrong spot.
Napoléon III proclame l'Algérie « royaume arabe ».
Napoléon III proclame l'Algérie « royaume arabe ».
Finland's first municipal councils met in 1865, giving towns and rural districts the power to tax, hire, and govern t…
Finland's first municipal councils met in 1865, giving towns and rural districts the power to tax, hire, and govern themselves. Before this, Swedish law from 1734 still applied — local affairs ran through parish meetings and crown-appointed officials. The reform came from Alexander II, the Russian tsar who ruled Finland as a grand duchy. He wanted modern administration. What he got was practice in self-government. When Finland declared independence 52 years later, these councils became the foundation of the new state. The Finns had been running their own towns for half a century. They knew how.
la Grèce accepte d'évacuer la Crète sous la pression des grandes puissances européennes.
la Grèce accepte d'évacuer la Crète sous la pression des grandes puissances européennes.
Im Deutschen Reich schreibt das neue während des Kulturkampfes entstandene Reichsgesetz über die Beurkundung des Pers…
Im Deutschen Reich schreibt das neue während des Kulturkampfes entstandene Reichsgesetz über die Beurkundung des Personenstands und die Eheschließung die obligatorische Zivilehe vor und lässt die Ehescheidung zu. Das Gesetz tritt am 1. Januar 1876 in Kraft.
Johann Palisa descubre el asteroide 212, al que da el nombre de Medea.
Johann Palisa descubre el asteroide 212, al que da el nombre de Medea.
fondation de l’Union vélocipédique française, future Fédération française de cyclisme.
fondation de l’Union vélocipédique française, future Fédération française de cyclisme.
Italia se hace con el control del enclave etíope de Masaua.
Italia se hace con el control del enclave etíope de Masaua.
Der deutsche Chemiker Clemens Winkler entdeckt bei der Analyse des seltenen Minerals Argyrodit ein weiteres chemische…
Der deutsche Chemiker Clemens Winkler entdeckt bei der Analyse des seltenen Minerals Argyrodit ein weiteres chemisches Element, das er Germanium nennt. Es entspricht dem 15 Jahre früher von Dmitri Mendelejew vorhergesagten Eka-Silicium.
Im Deutschen Reich wird die Wehrpflicht auf sieben Jahre verlängert und die Kriegsstärke der Armee auf 700.000 Mann v…
Im Deutschen Reich wird die Wehrpflicht auf sieben Jahre verlängert und die Kriegsstärke der Armee auf 700.000 Mann vergrößert.
Treaty of Paris Signed: Spanish Empire Ends in Americas
Spain officially surrendered its colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific, ceding Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States while receiving $20 million for the latter. This exchange transformed the U.S. into a global imperial power overnight and extinguished centuries of Spanish dominance outside Europe.
Spain sold an empire for $20 million.
Spain sold an empire for $20 million. The Treaty of Paris transferred Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. Cuba became independent in name only — the U.S. kept military bases and veto power over Cuban treaties. Spain had ruled the Philippines for 333 years. The U.S. Senate ratified the deal by a single vote. Filipino revolutionaries who'd fought Spain expecting independence got a new colonial power instead. They'd been fighting for freedom. They got a different flag.
Im Deutschen Reich wird die Lex Heinze verabschiedet, mit der die öffentliche Darstellung „unsittlicher“ Handlungen i…
Im Deutschen Reich wird die Lex Heinze verabschiedet, mit der die öffentliche Darstellung „unsittlicher“ Handlungen in Kunstwerken, Literatur und Theateraufführungen zensiert wird.
The Hague Court Established: Nations Seek Peaceful Resolution
The Netherlands Senate ratified an 1899 peace conference decree, formally creating the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. This institution gave nations a structured alternative to war for resolving disputes and became the ancestor of the International Court of Justice, embedding the principle of peaceful arbitration into the fabric of international law.
en el lago Csoba (Alto Tatra) se celebra el campeonato europeo de carreras de velocidad sobre hielo.
en el lago Csoba (Alto Tatra) se celebra el campeonato europeo de carreras de velocidad sobre hielo.
convention « Bonhoure-Chefneux » portant sur la construction d'un chemin de fer Djibouti-Addis-Abeba.
convention « Bonhoure-Chefneux » portant sur la construction d'un chemin de fer Djibouti-Addis-Abeba.
apparition au générique d'un film de la marguerite qui sert aujourd'hui encore comme logo de Gaumont.
apparition au générique d'un film de la marguerite qui sert aujourd'hui encore comme logo de Gaumont.
en el marco de la Guerra Ruso-Japonesa, Japón rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Rusia.
en el marco de la Guerra Ruso-Japonesa, Japón rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Rusia.
en Antofagasta (Chile) sucede la Matanza de Plaza Colón.
en Antofagasta (Chile) sucede la Matanza de Plaza Colón.
en Medellín, Colombia, se funda el periódico El Colombiano.
en Medellín, Colombia, se funda el periódico El Colombiano.
el gobierno ruso rechaza la moción de los diputados de la Duma a favor de autorizar a las mujeres el desempeño de pro…
el gobierno ruso rechaza la moción de los diputados de la Duma a favor de autorizar a las mujeres el desempeño de profesiones jurídicas. (Véase feminismo).
30,000 Swedish farmers marched to the royal palace demanding a stronger military.
30,000 Swedish farmers marched to the royal palace demanding a stronger military. They wanted conscription expanded. They wanted more battleships. The Social Democrats and liberals opposed it — they controlled parliament. King Gustaf V gave a speech backing the farmers. His own government hadn't approved it. The Prime Minister resigned the next day. Sweden's constitutional crisis ended with the king losing most of his power. A peasant army accidentally neutered the monarchy it came to defend.
el buque Alfonso XIII, que transportaba un importante cargamento de café cubano, se hunde frente al puerto de Santander.
el buque Alfonso XIII, que transportaba un importante cargamento de café cubano, se hunde frente al puerto de Santander.
naissance du mouvement « dada » à Zurich.
naissance du mouvement « dada » à Zurich.
Eight million British women got the vote on February 6, 1918.
Eight million British women got the vote on February 6, 1918. But only if they were over 30. And only if they owned property worth at least £5 annually, or were married to someone who did. Men could vote at 21, with no property requirement. The suffragettes had spent decades fighting for equality. Parliament gave them partial enfranchisement. Women under 30 had to wait another ten years. The compromise passed because millions of men were dead or dying in France, and politicians feared revolution if they didn't offer something. It took a world war to get Britain to trust half its population with half a vote.
British women over 30 got the right to vote on February 6, 1918.
British women over 30 got the right to vote on February 6, 1918. Not all women. Just the ones who owned property or were married to men who did. Eight million women qualified. Five million still couldn't vote. The suffragettes had spent decades fighting for this. They'd hunger-struck, been force-fed, thrown themselves in front of horses. And Parliament gave them a compromise that kept working-class women and young women locked out. Full equality took another ten years. The partial victory was designed to keep women from outnumbering male voters.
en Luxemburgo, las mujeres obtienen el derecho de voto a partir de los 21 años.
en Luxemburgo, las mujeres obtienen el derecho de voto a partir de los 21 años.
Die Nationalversammlung der Weimarer Republik zur Ausarbeitung einer Verfassung tritt, um den revolutionären Unruhen …
Die Nationalversammlung der Weimarer Republik zur Ausarbeitung einer Verfassung tritt, um den revolutionären Unruhen in Berlin zu entgehen, in Weimar erstmals zusammen.
Over 65,000 workers paralyzed Seattle when they walked off their jobs, shutting down the city’s entire economy for fi…
Over 65,000 workers paralyzed Seattle when they walked off their jobs, shutting down the city’s entire economy for five days. This massive display of labor solidarity forced the federal government to deploy troops and triggered a nationwide wave of anti-radical hysteria that fueled the Red Scare and crippled the American labor movement for years.
The Seattle General Strike shut down a city of 65,000 workers — and kept it running.
The Seattle General Strike shut down a city of 65,000 workers — and kept it running. Strikers organized their own milk deliveries for babies. They staffed emergency hospitals. They printed daily bulletins. The mayor called in federal troops, but there was nothing to suppress. No violence. No looting. Just workers proving they could run a city better than the city could. It lasted five days. Then they went back. They'd made their point.
The Washington Naval Treaty capped battleship tonnage because the alternative was bankruptcy.
The Washington Naval Treaty capped battleship tonnage because the alternative was bankruptcy. The U.S., Britain, and Japan were building so many warships they couldn't afford to finish them. Britain had 146 ships under construction. Japan was spending 32% of its national budget on its navy. The treaty forced them to scrap ships that were already floating—63 capital ships destroyed or converted, worth $3 billion in 1920s money. Japan got a smaller fleet than the U.S. or Britain, which its admirals called a national humiliation. Twenty years later, Japan withdrew from the treaty system entirely. The ships they started building in secret became the largest battleships ever made.
Im Washingtoner Flottenabkommen verständigen sich die fünf Seemächte Großbritannien, Frankreich, Italien, Japan und d…
Im Washingtoner Flottenabkommen verständigen sich die fünf Seemächte Großbritannien, Frankreich, Italien, Japan und die USA auf eine Rüstungsbegrenzung ihrer großen Kriegsschiffe. Der erste Abrüstungsvertrag wird jedoch durch ein bald aufkeimendes Wettrüsten in kleineren Schiffsklassen konterkariert.
É nomeado em Portugal o 35.º governo republicano, chefiado pelo presidente do Ministério António Maria da Silva.
É nomeado em Portugal o 35.º governo republicano, chefiado pelo presidente do Ministério António Maria da Silva.
en Roma, Pío XI es elegido papa.
en Roma, Pío XI es elegido papa.
en Washington se firma el Tratado de las Nueve Potencias, cuyo fin es lograr el respeto a la independencia y a la int…
en Washington se firma el Tratado de las Nueve Potencias, cuyo fin es lograr el respeto a la independencia y a la integridad territorial y administrativa de China.
en España el rey firma el decreto que instituye la Fiesta Nacional del Libro.
en España el rey firma el decreto que instituye la Fiesta Nacional del Libro.
en Italia, el líder fascista Benito Mussolini acusa a Alemania de una campaña contra Italia, lo que provoca una crisi…
en Italia, el líder fascista Benito Mussolini acusa a Alemania de una campaña contra Italia, lo que provoca una crisis entre ambos países.
España y Francia firman un acuerdo de cooperación militar sobre los «intereses» de ambos estados en la invadida Marru…
España y Francia firman un acuerdo de cooperación militar sobre los «intereses» de ambos estados en la invadida Marruecos.
sectores católicos en España protestan contra la orden decretada por el Gobierno de retirar los crucifijos de las esc…
sectores católicos en España protestan contra la orden decretada por el Gobierno de retirar los crucifijos de las escuelas públicas, de acuerdo con la secularización de la enseñanza que preconiza la Constitución de 1931.
Im Calmette-Prozess über das Lübecker Impfunglück, bei dem 77 Kinder infolge eines kontaminierten Tuberkulose-Impfsto…
Im Calmette-Prozess über das Lübecker Impfunglück, bei dem 77 Kinder infolge eines kontaminierten Tuberkulose-Impfstoffs umgekommen sind, werden die beiden Ärzte Georg Deycke und Ernst Altstaedt wegen fahrlässiger Tötung zu Haftstrafen verurteilt.
en la aldea de Oimiakón (en el medio de Siberia, 470 km al norte del mar de Ojotsk) la temperatura llega hasta –67.7 …
en la aldea de Oimiakón (en el medio de Siberia, 470 km al norte del mar de Ojotsk) la temperatura llega hasta –67.7 °C (–89.9 °F); es el récord mundial de frío en una localidad poblada desde que se registran temperaturas hasta la actualidad. La temperatura más baja del planeta (–89,2 °C) se registró en la Base Vostok (Antártida).
The 20th Amendment killed the "lame duck" session — that four-month gap between November elections and March inaugura…
The 20th Amendment killed the "lame duck" session — that four-month gap between November elections and March inaugurations when defeated politicians still held power. In 1932, the country was collapsing but Hoover couldn't act and Roosevelt couldn't govern. Banks failed daily. Unemployment hit 25%. Nobody was in charge. The amendment moved Inauguration Day to January 20th, cutting the transition to ten weeks. FDR took office 43 days earlier than scheduled. It mattered.
The rally started as a protest against a corruption scandal.
The rally started as a protest against a corruption scandal. Then 40,000 demonstrators tried to storm the National Assembly. Fifteen people died in the fighting. The government nearly fell — prime minister resigned the next day. But here's what nobody expected: it pushed France's fractured left together. Socialists and communists, who'd spent years attacking each other, formed the Popular Front. The coup failed. What it created was France's first left-wing government.
chute de la République islamique du Turkestan Oriental
chute de la République islamique du Turkestan Oriental
en la plaza de la Concordia (en París), en una gran manifestación de protesta contra el símbolo de la democracia parl…
en la plaza de la Concordia (en París), en una gran manifestación de protesta contra el símbolo de la democracia parlamentaria y contra el gobierno socialista radical presidido por activistas de extrema izquierda y extrema derecha. Los manifestantes se enfrentan a la policía, provocando 20 muertos y 2.300 heridos.
Monopoly Debuts: Parker Brothers Publishes Landlord's Game
Parker Brothers published Monopoly on February 6, 1935. They credited Charles Darrow as the sole inventor and paid him royalties. He became the first millionaire game designer. But Darrow didn't invent it. He'd learned it from friends in Atlantic City who'd been playing homemade versions for years. Those versions came from Elizabeth Magie, who'd patented The Landlord's Game in 1904 to teach people why monopolies were bad. Parker Brothers bought her patent for $500, no royalties. The game designed to critique capitalism became capitalism's most popular board game. Magie died in 1948. Most players still think Darrow invented it.
en la Unión Soviética, el Congreso de Comisarios confirma a Viacheslav Mólotov como jefe del Gobierno.
en la Unión Soviética, el Congreso de Comisarios confirma a Viacheslav Mólotov como jefe del Gobierno.
Adolf Hitler eröffnet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen die IV.
Adolf Hitler eröffnet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen die IV. Olympischen Winterspiele. Der Skifahrer Willy Bogner spricht den olympischen Eid.
en la Alemania nazi, el ministro del interior del reich, Wilhelm Frick, decreta que las instituciones sanitarias y as…
en la Alemania nazi, el ministro del interior del reich, Wilhelm Frick, decreta que las instituciones sanitarias y asistenciales lleven a cabo un «inventario racial biológico».
en España ―en el marco de la Guerra Civil― se inicia la Batalla del Jarama, donde los republicanos se enfrentan a los…
en España ―en el marco de la Guerra Civil― se inicia la Batalla del Jarama, donde los republicanos se enfrentan a los sublevados del general Francisco Franco.
los principales dirigentes republicanos españoles, entre los cuales se encontraban Manuel Azaña y Juan Negrín, se ref…
los principales dirigentes republicanos españoles, entre los cuales se encontraban Manuel Azaña y Juan Negrín, se refugian en Francia.
en Estados Unidos, la Cámara de Representantes rechaza la petición republicana de establecer un límite máximo para la…
en Estados Unidos, la Cámara de Representantes rechaza la petición republicana de establecer un límite máximo para las ayudas prestadas a Gran Bretaña.
el general alemán Erwin Rommel es nombrado jefe del Afrika Korps (tropas acorazadas alemanas destinadas a operar en e…
el general alemán Erwin Rommel es nombrado jefe del Afrika Korps (tropas acorazadas alemanas destinadas a operar en el norte de África). Las tropas británicas y australianas entran en Bengasi (Libia).
The British declared war on Thailand after Japanese troops landed there and Thailand's government let them through.
The British declared war on Thailand after Japanese troops landed there and Thailand's government let them through. Thailand had signed a military alliance with Japan just weeks earlier — the only Southeast Asian nation to do so voluntarily. Britain needed a formal enemy to justify defending Burma and Malaya. The declaration was mostly symbolic. No British troops ever fought on Thai soil. Thailand's prime minister, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, had calculated that Japan would win. He was wrong, but Thailand survived anyway. After the war, Britain quietly dropped all claims. Thailand became the only Axis power in Asia to avoid occupation.
The Soviets dropped 6,500 bombs on Helsinki in three days.
The Soviets dropped 6,500 bombs on Helsinki in three days. February 6th through 8th, 1944. The goal wasn't military — it was breaking civilian will. Finland had fought Stalin to a standstill in the Winter War, then sided with Germany to get their territory back. Now the Red Army wanted Finland out of the war entirely. They hit residential neighborhoods, the harbor, the railway station. Over 200 dead. The Finns didn't break. But they got the message. They signed an armistice with Moscow seven months later, then turned their guns on their former German allies. The bombs worked, just not how Stalin planned.
en Londres se abre la Conferencia Sindical Mundial.
en Londres se abre la Conferencia Sindical Mundial.
libération d'Ensisheim par le 21e régiment d'infanterie colonial.
libération d'Ensisheim par le 21e régiment d'infanterie colonial.
en Quito se funda el club de fútbol Sociedad Deportiva Aucas.
en Quito se funda el club de fútbol Sociedad Deportiva Aucas.
exécution de Robert Brasillach au fort de Montrouge, pour intelligence avec l'ennemi.
exécution de Robert Brasillach au fort de Montrouge, pour intelligence avec l'ennemi.
el capitán de navío Federico Guesalaga Toro inaugura la Base Naval Capitán Arturo Prat, dentro de la Primera Expedic…
el capitán de navío Federico Guesalaga Toro inaugura la Base Naval Capitán Arturo Prat, dentro de la Primera Expedición Antártica Chilena.
en Barcelona (España) se estrena la película El amor brujo, protagonizada por Ana Esmeralda y Manolo Vargas.
en Barcelona (España) se estrena la película El amor brujo, protagonizada por Ana Esmeralda y Manolo Vargas.
The Broker derailed because a temporary track repair failed.
The Broker derailed because a temporary track repair failed. The Pennsylvania Railroad had installed it three weeks earlier. The train hit the weak section at full speed — 50 mph — and the lead cars plunged off an overpass onto the tracks below. A commuter train was passing underneath. Both trains were packed with Thanksgiving travelers. 85 dead, 500 injured. The railroad knew the repair was temporary. They'd been warned twice.
en el sitio de pruebas de Nevada ―en el marco de la operación Ranger―, Estados Unidos detona la bomba atómica Fox (de…
en el sitio de pruebas de Nevada ―en el marco de la operación Ranger―, Estados Unidos detona la bomba atómica Fox (de 22 kilotones), la undécima de la historia.
l'armée canadienne entre en campagne lors de la guerre de Corée.
l'armée canadienne entre en campagne lors de la guerre de Corée.
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry walked into combat at Kapyong on February 15, 1951.
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry walked into combat at Kapyong on February 15, 1951. They weren't supposed to be there yet — still training. But the Chinese had broken through and UN forces were falling back. The Canadians held a valley for three days against waves of Chinese troops. They called in artillery on their own positions when the enemy got too close. Twenty-three killed, seventy wounded. They stopped a force ten times their size. South Korea gave them a Presidential Unit Citation. It's the only time a foreign unit has received that honor.
Elizabeth II Ascends: A Six-Decade Reign Begins
Elizabeth II ascended to the throne while hiding in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya, unaware that her father's death had just made her queen. This sudden transition forced the new monarch to immediately assume the heavy responsibilities of leading the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms from halfway across the world.
Elizabeth became Queen while sitting in a treehouse in Kenya.
Elizabeth became Queen while sitting in a treehouse in Kenya. Her father died in his sleep at Sandringham on February 6, 1952. She was watching wildlife at the Treetops Hotel, 6,000 miles away. No phone line. No one could reach her. Philip got word first from a local reporter. He walked her to the garden and told her. She was 25. She'd left England as a princess and returned as Queen without knowing when the change happened.
en España, la reforma del bachillerato conduce a una separación entre las ciencias y las letras.
en España, la reforma del bachillerato conduce a una separación entre las ciencias y las letras.
desde Estados Unidos zarpa el primer envío de armas para España.
desde Estados Unidos zarpa el primer envío de armas para España.
résolution no 112 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies (admission de nouveaux membres comme le Soudan).
résolution no 112 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies (admission de nouveaux membres comme le Soudan).
l'assemblée constituante du Cachemire demande le rattachement à l'Inde.
l'assemblée constituante du Cachemire demande le rattachement à l'Inde.
en los Estados Unidos se realizan protestas racistas por la entrada de la primera estudiante negra en la Universidad …
en los Estados Unidos se realizan protestas racistas por la entrada de la primera estudiante negra en la Universidad de Alabama.
las empresas alemanas sucesoras de los laboratorios I. G. Farben se comprometen a pagar indemnizaciones a los prision…
las empresas alemanas sucesoras de los laboratorios I. G. Farben se comprometen a pagar indemnizaciones a los prisioneros judíos de los campos de concentración.
à Munich, l'avion transportant l'équipe de football de Manchester s'écrase (vingt-et-un morts).
à Munich, l'avion transportant l'équipe de football de Manchester s'écrase (vingt-et-un morts).
en Liverpool (Inglaterra), el músico Paul McCartney le presenta John Lennon a George Harrison.
en Liverpool (Inglaterra), el músico Paul McCartney le presenta John Lennon a George Harrison.
The plane carrying Manchester United home from a European Cup match crashed on its third takeoff attempt.
The plane carrying Manchester United home from a European Cup match crashed on its third takeoff attempt. Eight players died. The average age was 24. Duncan Edwards, considered the best player of his generation, lasted 15 days in a Munich hospital before his kidneys failed. Manager Matt Busby received last rites twice but survived. The team had won five league titles in seven years. They called them the Busby Babes. United rebuilt. Ten years later they won the European Cup. Bobby Charlton, who survived the crash, scored twice in the final. Busby managed that team too.
The Titan ICBM fired successfully at Cape Canaveral on February 6, 1959.
The Titan ICBM fired successfully at Cape Canaveral on February 6, 1959. It could carry a four-megaton warhead 5,500 miles. The Soviets had launched Sputnik sixteen months earlier. America was behind and knew it. The Titan was the answer — bigger than the Atlas, more reliable, stored in underground silos that could survive a first strike. Within five years, 54 Titan IIs sat buried across Kansas, Arkansas, and Arizona, each one aimed at a Soviet city. They stayed there until 1987. But the same rocket that could end the world also launched the Gemini astronauts. Same fuel, same engines, different payload.
Jack Kilby filed the first patent for an integrated circuit, successfully miniaturizing electronic components onto a …
Jack Kilby filed the first patent for an integrated circuit, successfully miniaturizing electronic components onto a single sliver of semiconductor material. This breakthrough replaced bulky, hand-wired circuits with compact chips, directly enabling the development of modern microprocessors and the entire digital infrastructure that powers today’s global computing landscape.
el gobierno español garantiza derechos de concesión a seis compañías estadounidenses para explotar eventuales yacimie…
el gobierno español garantiza derechos de concesión a seis compañías estadounidenses para explotar eventuales yacimientos petrolíferos en la región del Sáhara invadida por España.
Manuel Fraga Iribarne es nombrado director del Instituto de Estudios Políticos que fue un organismo público español a…
Manuel Fraga Iribarne es nombrado director del Instituto de Estudios Políticos que fue un organismo público español activo principalmente durante el régimen de Franco.
Der Prototyp der Boeing 727 hat seinen Erstflug.
Der Prototyp der Boeing 727 hat seinen Erstflug.
un avion Ilyushin 18 de la compagnie Aeroflot s'écrase à Samarcande et tue ses 92 passagers et membres d'équipage.
un avion Ilyushin 18 de la compagnie Aeroflot s'écrase à Samarcande et tue ses 92 passagers et membres d'équipage.
France and Britain agreed to dig a tunnel under the English Channel in 1964.
France and Britain agreed to dig a tunnel under the English Channel in 1964. They'd been talking about it since Napoleon's time. Engineers drew up plans. Governments signed contracts. Construction equipment was ordered. Then Britain pulled out two years later. Too expensive, they said. The real reason: they didn't want to be physically connected to Europe. The tunnel finally opened in 1994—thirty years late. By then, Britain was already in the EU. They'd leave that too.
el primer ministro soviético, Alekséi Kosygin, llega al Reino Unido en visita oficial.
el primer ministro soviético, Alekséi Kosygin, llega al Reino Unido en visita oficial.
Der deutsche Ingenieur Helmut Gröttrup meldet die weltweit ersten Patente zur Chipkarte an (DEDE000001574074A „Nachah…
Der deutsche Ingenieur Helmut Gröttrup meldet die weltweit ersten Patente zur Chipkarte an (DEDE000001574074A „Nachahmungssicherer Identifizierungsschalter“ und DE000001574075A „Identifizierungsschalter mit induktiver Zuordnung“). Sie beschreiben wesentliche Inhalte des späteren Patents DE000001945777C3 „Identifizierungsschalter“.
en España se han presentado hasta el momento 599 reclamaciones por el Incidente de Palomares.
en España se han presentado hasta el momento 599 reclamaciones por el Incidente de Palomares.
Der französische Präsident Charles de Gaulle eröffnet die X. Olympischen Winterspiele in Grenoble, bei denen erstmals…
Der französische Präsident Charles de Gaulle eröffnet die X. Olympischen Winterspiele in Grenoble, bei denen erstmals zwei getrennte deutsche Mannschaften antreten. Der Skirennläufer Léo Lacroix spricht den olympischen Eid, das olympische Feuer wird vom ehemaligen Eiskunstläufer Alain Calmat entzündet.
en España un acertante de 14 resultados en la quiniela, Gabino Moral, cobra 30,2 millones de pesetas.
en España un acertante de 14 resultados en la quiniela, Gabino Moral, cobra 30,2 millones de pesetas.
Alan Shepard se détend en jouant au golf sur la Lune.
Alan Shepard se détend en jouant au golf sur la Lune.
The Luhuo earthquake killed 2,199 people in Sichuan Province on February 6, 1973.
The Luhuo earthquake killed 2,199 people in Sichuan Province on February 6, 1973. China didn't report it for weeks. The government was in the middle of the Cultural Revolution and didn't want to admit it needed help. Foreign seismologists only learned about it from their instruments thousands of miles away. When details finally emerged, the death toll was probably higher. The region sits on the same fault system that would kill 87,000 people in 2008.
incendie du collège Édouard-Pailleron à Paris (20 morts).
incendie du collège Édouard-Pailleron à Paris (20 morts).
en Toronto (Canadá) comienza la Construcción de la Torre CN.
en Toronto (Canadá) comienza la Construcción de la Torre CN.
A single by-election in a fishing town of 8,000 people destroyed Sri Lanka's last chance at peace.
A single by-election in a fishing town of 8,000 people destroyed Sri Lanka's last chance at peace. Kankesanthurai, February 1975. The Tamil United Liberation Front won by a landslide on a separatist platform — not reform, not autonomy, outright independence. The Sinhalese majority government had spent four years systematically excluding Tamils from universities, jobs, government. This was the response. Both major parties now knew: no middle ground existed anymore. Within two years, Tamil youth would abandon voting entirely. They picked up guns instead. The civil war that followed killed 100,000 people over three decades. It started here, in a fishing town, with a ballot box.
Lockheed paid $3 million to Japan's prime minister to sell planes.
Lockheed paid $3 million to Japan's prime minister to sell planes. Carl Kotchian admitted it to the U.S. Senate in 1976. Tanaka was still in office. The scandal brought down his government within months. Japan arrested a sitting prime minister for the first time since World War II. Lockheed bribed officials in fifteen countries total — $22 million in payoffs. Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act the next year. American companies could no longer write off bribes as business expenses on their taxes.
en España, la Dirección General de Seguridad suspende los recitales de Raimon.
en España, la Dirección General de Seguridad suspende los recitales de Raimon.
en Rodesia, guerrilleros asesinan a tiros a siete miembros de una misión.
en Rodesia, guerrilleros asesinan a tiros a siete miembros de una misión.
un referéndum ratifica como presidente vitalicio de Paraguay al general Alfredo Stroessner.
un referéndum ratifica como presidente vitalicio de Paraguay al general Alfredo Stroessner.
The Blizzard of '78 dropped snow at four inches per hour with 65 mph winds.
The Blizzard of '78 dropped snow at four inches per hour with 65 mph winds. Massachusetts deployed the National Guard to rescue 3,000 cars buried on Route 128. They used military vehicles. Some drivers were trapped for three days. Boston got 27 inches in 24 hours. The storm killed 99 people and caused $520 million in damage. It hit during high tide on a full moon. The storm surge flooded entire coastal towns. Massachusetts banned cars for a week.
In der Bremer Rolandmühle löst ein Kabelbrand die gewaltigste Staubexplosion durch Mehlstaub in der deutschen Geschic…
In der Bremer Rolandmühle löst ein Kabelbrand die gewaltigste Staubexplosion durch Mehlstaub in der deutschen Geschichte aus. 14 Tote, 17 zum Teil schwer Verletzte und ein Sachschaden von umgerechnet etwa 50 Millionen Euro sind die Folge.
en Pakistán, es condenado a la horca el ex primer ministro Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
en Pakistán, es condenado a la horca el ex primer ministro Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht stellt fest, dass die friedliche Nutzung der Kernenergie mit dem Grundgesetz für die Bun…
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht stellt fest, dass die friedliche Nutzung der Kernenergie mit dem Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland vereinbar sei. Eine Verfassungsbeschwerde zum Genehmigungsverfahren für das Kernkraftwerk Mülheim-Kärlich ist erfolglos.
The National Resistance Army had 27 fighters when they attacked Kabamba barracks in February 1981.
The National Resistance Army had 27 fighters when they attacked Kabamba barracks in February 1981. Twenty-seven. They were trying to overthrow a government with an army of 20,000. They captured 16 rifles before retreating into the bush. The raid failed by any military standard — they lost men, couldn't hold the position, barely escaped. But it worked. Yoweri Museveni had proven you could hit the government and survive. Recruits started showing up at forest camps. Five years later, those 27 fighters had become 14,000. Museveni took Kampala in 1986. He's still president today. The raid that failed started the war that didn't.
en Palma de Mallorca comienza el Segundo Congreso de UCD.
en Palma de Mallorca comienza el Segundo Congreso de UCD.
Beirut Este es ocupado por las milicias cristianas.
Beirut Este es ocupado por las milicias cristianas.
Justice Mary Gaudron shattered the High Court of Australia’s glass ceiling when she became the first woman appointed …
Justice Mary Gaudron shattered the High Court of Australia’s glass ceiling when she became the first woman appointed to the bench in 1987. Her tenure brought a rigorous focus on constitutional law and human rights, fundamentally shifting the court’s approach to interpreting the rights of individuals against the expansive power of the state.
Argentina y Brasil invitan a Uruguay a incorporarse al futuro mercado común argentino-brasileño.
Argentina y Brasil invitan a Uruguay a incorporarse al futuro mercado común argentino-brasileño.
Jordan Soars: The Dunk That Created a Brand
Michael Jordan launched himself from the free-throw line to seal a victory, instantly transforming a basketball play into a global brand phenomenon. That single dunk birthed the Jumpman logo and cemented the Air Jordan line as the most valuable sneaker franchise in history.
In der polnischen Hauptstadt Warschau findet das erste Treffen am Runden Tisch zwischen der kommunistischen Führung u…
In der polnischen Hauptstadt Warschau findet das erste Treffen am Runden Tisch zwischen der kommunistischen Führung und der Gewerkschaft Solidarność statt. Die Gespräche dauern bis zum 5. April.
The Polish government sat down with Solidarity — the union they'd banned and jailed — because the economy had collapsed.
The Polish government sat down with Solidarity — the union they'd banned and jailed — because the economy had collapsed. Inflation hit 60%. Stores were empty. The regime needed someone to blame who wasn't them. They legalized Solidarity, thinking they'd control the elections. Solidarity won 99 of 100 Senate seats. Within months, Poland had a non-communist prime minister. The Soviets, broke and overstretched, did nothing. Every other Eastern Bloc country watched.
treinta mil soldados soviéticos abandonan Afganistán, mientras la capital, Kabul, queda sumida en el caos.
treinta mil soldados soviéticos abandonan Afganistán, mientras la capital, Kabul, queda sumida en el caos.
en el Congreso español se disuelven las agrupaciones de la Democracia Cristiana y del Partido Liberal.
en el Congreso español se disuelven las agrupaciones de la Democracia Cristiana y del Partido Liberal.
el presidente argelino Chadli Bendjedid visita al rey Hassan II, después de muchos años de críticas relaciones.
el presidente argelino Chadli Bendjedid visita al rey Hassan II, después de muchos años de críticas relaciones.
sortie du film L'Opération Corned Beef de Jean-Marie Poiré avec Christian Clavier, Jean Reno et Valérie Lemercier, dé…
sortie du film L'Opération Corned Beef de Jean-Marie Poiré avec Christian Clavier, Jean Reno et Valérie Lemercier, détenant le record d'entrées pour l'année.
The Sami Parliament opened in Norway three years earlier.
The Sami Parliament opened in Norway three years earlier. Finland, Sweden, and Norway agreed to recognize the Sami as an indigenous people with their own language and culture. But they'd been there for 10,000 years — reindeer herders following the same migration routes since the ice retreated. What changed was the calendar. February 6th became Sami National Day because that's when the first Sami congress met in 1917. Seventy-five years later, three governments made it official. The Sami got a flag, an anthem, and a date. They already had everything else.
Bélgica se convierte en estado federal.
Bélgica se convierte en estado federal.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario se convierte en la primera española que encabeza la lista de las mejores tenistas del mundo (…
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario se convierte en la primera española que encabeza la lista de las mejores tenistas del mundo (WTA).
premier arrimage spatial entre la navette Discovery et la station Mir.
premier arrimage spatial entre la navette Discovery et la station Mir. Le lieutenant-colonel Eileen M. Collins, première femme pilote de navette spatiale, est aux commandes.
The Willamette Valley flooded in February 1996 after a warm storm dumped rain on deep mountain snowpack.
The Willamette Valley flooded in February 1996 after a warm storm dumped rain on deep mountain snowpack. The Willamette River crested at 29.5 feet in Portland — thirteen feet above flood stage. Interstate 5 closed for days. Eight people died. More than 20,000 had to evacuate. Oregon's governor declared a state of emergency in thirty-one counties. The damage hit $500 million across the Pacific Northwest, most of it in the valley. Engineers had spent decades building dams and levees to prevent exactly this. The system was designed for snowmelt, not rain on snow. Climate models now predict that combination will happen more often.
Birgenair Flight 301 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from Puerto Plata, killing all 189 passeng…
Birgenair Flight 301 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from Puerto Plata, killing all 189 passengers and crew. Investigators discovered that a blocked pitot tube fed false airspeed data to the flight computers, triggering a fatal stall. This disaster remains the deadliest accident in the history of the Boeing 757.
Der Staudamm des Lake Opuha in Neuseeland bricht nach starken Regenfällen und setzt 13 Millionen Kubikmeter Wasser frei.
Der Staudamm des Lake Opuha in Neuseeland bricht nach starken Regenfällen und setzt 13 Millionen Kubikmeter Wasser frei.
en Córcega, dos terroristas asesinan al prefecto del Estado francés, Claude Erignac, tras la ruptura de la tregua arm…
en Córcega, dos terroristas asesinan al prefecto del Estado francés, Claude Erignac, tras la ruptura de la tregua armada anunciada por el Frente de Liberación Nacional Corso.
le Lista K est identifié au large de l'île de Sein, avec dans son sillage une nappe néfaste longue de 6 milles, sur 2…
le Lista K est identifié au large de l'île de Sein, avec dans son sillage une nappe néfaste longue de 6 milles, sur 20 à 30 mètres de large. Le capitaine grec est condamné à 150 000 F d'amende le 16 juin 1999 par le TGI de Paris[pas clair].
Gunmen shot Corsican prefect Claude Erignac in the back as he walked to a concert in Ajaccio, ending the life of the …
Gunmen shot Corsican prefect Claude Erignac in the back as he walked to a concert in Ajaccio, ending the life of the island's highest-ranking French official. This brazen assassination shattered the fragile peace between Paris and Corsican nationalists, triggering a massive security crackdown and years of intense political instability that forced the French government to reconsider its administrative relationship with the island.
Louis Schweitzer, président de Renault, comparaît devant la justice belge dans le cadre de la fermeture des usines de…
Louis Schweitzer, président de Renault, comparaît devant la justice belge dans le cadre de la fermeture des usines de Vilvorde.
Washington National Airport became Ronald Reagan National Airport in 1998, six years before Reagan died.
Washington National Airport became Ronald Reagan National Airport in 1998, six years before Reagan died. Congress voted to rename it. The airport workers' union opposed it — Reagan had fired 11,000 air traffic controllers in 1981 after they struck for better conditions. He banned them from federal service for life. The ban stood until Clinton lifted it in 1993. Now 24 million passengers a year fly through an airport named for the president who broke the controllers' union. The airport's three-letter code stayed DCA. Nobody calls it Reagan anyway.
en Kosovo, el presidente francés Jacques Chirac inaugura la cumbre para las conversaciones de paz.
en Kosovo, el presidente francés Jacques Chirac inaugura la cumbre para las conversaciones de paz.
Beim Untergang einer indonesischen Fähre vor der Insel Borneo sterben über 300 Menschen.
Beim Untergang einer indonesischen Fähre vor der Insel Borneo sterben über 300 Menschen.
la socialdemócrata Tarja Halonen vence en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales finlandesas al centrista…
la socialdemócrata Tarja Halonen vence en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales finlandesas al centrista Esko Aho.
Grozny Falls: Chechnya's Separatists Exiled by Russia
Russia took Grozny on February 6, 2000, after four months of bombardment. The city that had survived the first war barely existed anymore. Ninety percent of the buildings were damaged or destroyed. The separatist government fled to the mountains and kept fighting for another nine years. Putin, who'd been prime minister for five months, built his presidency on this victory. He promised order after the chaos of the '90s. The war gave it to him. Chechnya stayed part of Russia, but the insurgency never really ended — it just spread across the North Caucasus and eventually transformed into something else entirely.
en El Ejido (Almería) miles de españoles atacan violentamente a los inmigrantes que habitan en la región.
en El Ejido (Almería) miles de españoles atacan violentamente a los inmigrantes que habitan en la región.
en México, la Policía Federal Preventiva irrumpe en las instalaciones de Ciudad Universitaria de la UNAM, para exting…
en México, la Policía Federal Preventiva irrumpe en las instalaciones de Ciudad Universitaria de la UNAM, para extinguir un paro de labores iniciado por el Consejo General de Huelga desde el 20 de abril de 1999 y arrestar a poco más de 700 estudiantes universitarios.
Beim Eisenbahnunfall von Brühl kommen neun Menschen ums Leben.
Beim Eisenbahnunfall von Brühl kommen neun Menschen ums Leben.
en Israel, Ariel Sharón (líder del Likud), derrota a Ehud Barak (laborista) y se convierte en primer ministro.
en Israel, Ariel Sharón (líder del Likud), derrota a Ehud Barak (laborista) y se convierte en primer ministro.
le Vatican annonce que Jean-Paul II pourrait nommer Saint Isidore de Séville comme saint patron des internautes et de…
le Vatican annonce que Jean-Paul II pourrait nommer Saint Isidore de Séville comme saint patron des internautes et des informaticiens.
en la Clínica Universitaria de Navarra (España), un equipo médico realiza el primer implante de células madre en ese …
en la Clínica Universitaria de Navarra (España), un equipo médico realiza el primer implante de células madre en ese país para regenerar un corazón infartado.
Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Orhan Pamuk y Christoph Hein ganan el premio italiano Grinzane Cavour 2002 de narrativa extr…
Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Orhan Pamuk y Christoph Hein ganan el premio italiano Grinzane Cavour 2002 de narrativa extranjera.
In Berlin eröffnet der Film Chicago von Rob Marshall die Internationalen Filmfestspiele.
In Berlin eröffnet der Film Chicago von Rob Marshall die Internationalen Filmfestspiele.
en el Hospital de La Paz (de Madrid), un equipo médico logra trasplantar un aparato digestivo completo (estómago, duo…
en el Hospital de La Paz (de Madrid), un equipo médico logra trasplantar un aparato digestivo completo (estómago, duodeno, intestino delgado, páncreas e hígado) además de un riñón a una adolescente de 16 años que padecía pseudo-obstrucción idiopática crónica.
en España, el Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo prohíbe la venta de 197 medicinas naturistas, calificándolas como tóxicas.
en España, el Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo prohíbe la venta de 197 medicinas naturistas, calificándolas como tóxicas.
en el suelo de la barroca Iglesia del Salvador (en Sevilla), un grupo de arqueólogos halla cuatrocientas tumbas del s…
en el suelo de la barroca Iglesia del Salvador (en Sevilla), un grupo de arqueólogos halla cuatrocientas tumbas del siglo XVIII. Los arqueólogos buscaban los restos de una antigua mezquita.
en Alemania, el canciller Gerhard Schröder dimite como presidente del SPD.
en Alemania, el canciller Gerhard Schröder dimite como presidente del SPD.
en Bagdad, la insurgencia iraquí secuestra a cuatro ingenieros egipcios.
en Bagdad, la insurgencia iraquí secuestra a cuatro ingenieros egipcios.
au Togo, Faure Gnassingbé est élu président de l'Assemblée, après modification de la Constitution par les députés pou…
au Togo, Faure Gnassingbé est élu président de l'Assemblée, après modification de la Constitution par les députés pour lui permettre de succéder légalement à son père.
en un albergue rural de Todolella (provincia de Castellón) mueren 18 personas por inhalación de monóxido de carbono m…
en un albergue rural de Todolella (provincia de Castellón) mueren 18 personas por inhalación de monóxido de carbono mientras dormían.
en España, Luisa Castro gana el premio Biblioteca Breve con la novela La segunda mujer.
en España, Luisa Castro gana el premio Biblioteca Breve con la novela La segunda mujer.
Stephen Harper's Conservatives won 124 seats.
Stephen Harper's Conservatives won 124 seats. That's 31 short of a majority. He became prime minister anyway. Canada's 22nd. The Liberals had governed for 12 straight years under three different leaders. Then came the sponsorship scandal — millions funneled to Quebec advertising firms with Liberal connections. Harper ran on accountability. He was 46, an economist from Calgary, and he'd spent a decade trying to unite the fractured right. His first act as PM: he introduced the Federal Accountability Act. Five different opposition parties could have toppled him at any moment. He lasted nine years.
ميشال عون وحسن نصر الله يوقعان على وثيقة تفاهم سياسية بين التيار الوطني الحر وحزب الله وذلك في «كنيسة مار ميخائيل».
ميشال عون وحسن نصر الله يوقعان على وثيقة تفاهم سياسية بين التيار الوطني الحر وحزب الله وذلك في «كنيسة مار ميخائيل».
وكالة الأمم المتحدة لإغاثة وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين تقرر إيقاف تزويد قطاع غزة بالمعونات الإنسانية بعد أن قامت سلطة…
وكالة الأمم المتحدة لإغاثة وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين تقرر إيقاف تزويد قطاع غزة بالمعونات الإنسانية بعد أن قامت سلطة حركة حماس المسيطرة على القطاع بوضع يدها على مئات الأطنان من المواد الغذائية المرسلة إلى القطاع، وحماس تعزو ذلك إلى حدوث خطأ غير مقصود.
en los Estados Unidos, Ben Bernanke presta juramento por primera vez como presidente de la Reserva Federal, en sustit…
en los Estados Unidos, Ben Bernanke presta juramento por primera vez como presidente de la Reserva Federal, en sustitución de Alan Greenspan.
en Zaragoza, tres terroristas de los GRAPO asesinan a una empresaria y hieren a su marido en un tiroteo iniciado tras…
en Zaragoza, tres terroristas de los GRAPO asesinan a una empresaria y hieren a su marido en un tiroteo iniciado tras exigirles dinero.
Der kanadische Spielfilm Polytechnique des Regisseurs Denis Villeneuve, der den Amoklauf an der Polytechnischen Hochs…
Der kanadische Spielfilm Polytechnique des Regisseurs Denis Villeneuve, der den Amoklauf an der Polytechnischen Hochschule Montréal 1989 thematisiert, läuft in Kinos in Québec an.
Jhala Nath Khanal devient Premier ministre du Népal.
Jhala Nath Khanal devient Premier ministre du Népal.
A 6.7 earthquake hit Negros Island in the Philippines on February 6, 2012.
A 6.7 earthquake hit Negros Island in the Philippines on February 6, 2012. Most victims died under landslides, not collapsed buildings. The quake triggered over 800 aftershocks in 48 hours. Three children survived four days buried in rubble — rescuers heard them singing. The region had no early warning system. It still doesn't. The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and gets hit by roughly twenty earthquakes daily. Most you can't feel.
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Negros Island in the central Philippines on February 6, 2012.
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Negros Island in the central Philippines on February 6, 2012. The quake triggered landslides that buried entire homes. In one village, a hillside collapsed and swallowed 25 people. Rescue teams couldn't reach some areas for three days because the roads had disappeared. Fifty-one people died. Another 112 were injured. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology recorded over 200 aftershocks in the first 24 hours. Negros sits on the Philippine Trench, where the Philippine Sea Plate dives beneath the Sunda Plate at three inches per year. The island shakes constantly. Residents barely notice tremors under magnitude 5. This one was different.
Der Internationale Sportgerichtshof sperrt den spanischen Radrennfahrer Alberto Contador wegen Dopings für zwei Jahre.
Der Internationale Sportgerichtshof sperrt den spanischen Radrennfahrer Alberto Contador wegen Dopings für zwei Jahre. Rückwirkend werden ihm der Sieg bei der Tour de France 2010 und beim Giro d’Italia 2011 aberkannt.
الحوثيون يصدرون إعلاناً دستورياً لحل البرلمان وتشكيل مجلس رئاسي، بعد انقلاب اليمن 2014.
الحوثيون يصدرون إعلاناً دستورياً لحل البرلمان وتشكيل مجلس رئاسي، بعد انقلاب اليمن 2014.
A 17-story apartment tower in Tainan collapsed sideways during the earthquake.
A 17-story apartment tower in Tainan collapsed sideways during the earthquake. It folded like an accordion. 115 of the 117 deaths happened inside that single building. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble four days later. The building was 22 years old. Investigators found cooking oil cans stuffed inside support beams—the developer had used them as cheap filler instead of concrete. He'd also skipped required steel reinforcement. He was sentenced to five years. Taiwan rewrote its building codes within months. Every other structure in Tainan stayed standing.
الكنيست الإسرائيلي يقر قانون تبييض المستوطنات، بتأييد 60 عضوًا ومعارضة 52.
الكنيست الإسرائيلي يقر قانون تبييض المستوطنات، بتأييد 60 عضوًا ومعارضة 52.
toujours à Taïwan, un nouveau séisme cause la mort de 17 personnes et 285 blessés.
toujours à Taïwan, un nouveau séisme cause la mort de 17 personnes et 285 blessés.
SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, proving that a partially reusable rocket cou…
SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, proving that a partially reusable rocket could carry massive payloads into deep space. By delivering a Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit, the flight demonstrated the viability of heavy-lift commercial spaceflight and slashed the cost of launching heavy satellites and scientific equipment for future missions.
au Tchad, fin des bombardements par l'armée française sur une colonne de rebelles de l'UFR.
au Tchad, fin des bombardements par l'armée française sur une colonne de rebelles de l'UFR.
en Centrafrique, signature du huitième accord de paix entre le gouvernement et 11 groupes rebelles.
en Centrafrique, signature du huitième accord de paix entre le gouvernement et 11 groupes rebelles.
Astronauta Christina Koch aterrissa na Soyuz MS-13 após completar 328 dias no espaço, a maior duração contínua para u…
Astronauta Christina Koch aterrissa na Soyuz MS-13 após completar 328 dias no espaço, a maior duração contínua para uma mulher, superando o recorde de 289 dias de Peggy Whitson.
la ville de Saraqeb est prise par l’armée arabe syrienne.
la ville de Saraqeb est prise par l’armée arabe syrienne. Elle sera reprise par les rebelles trois semaines plus tard, avant d'être à nouveau reprise par l'armée syrienne.
se derrumba parte de un vertedero de la localidad vasca de Zaldívar, dejando dos fallecidos (Alberto Sololuze y Joaqu…
se derrumba parte de un vertedero de la localidad vasca de Zaldívar, dejando dos fallecidos (Alberto Sololuze y Joaquín Beltrán). Meses después, se encuentran restos óseos de Alberto, pero no de Joaquín Beltrán.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken terminated the Trump-era Asylum Cooperative Agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador,…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken terminated the Trump-era Asylum Cooperative Agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. This abrupt reversal ended the practice of forcing asylum seekers to pursue protection in those nations rather than at the U.S. border, requiring the Biden administration to rebuild regional migration processing from the ground up.
en Costa Rica se llevan a cabo las elecciones presidenciales para elegir al 49° presidente de la República, para el p…
en Costa Rica se llevan a cabo las elecciones presidenciales para elegir al 49° presidente de la República, para el período 2022-2026.
la Selección de Fútbol de Senegal se consagró campeona de la Copa África de Naciones 2021 al derrotar por penales en …
la Selección de Fútbol de Senegal se consagró campeona de la Copa África de Naciones 2021 al derrotar por penales en la final a la máxima ganadora del torneo: Egipto. Este título significó el primero para Senegal.
Two earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria nine hours apart.
Two earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria nine hours apart. Magnitude 7.8, then 7.5. The first struck at 4:17 AM when most people were asleep in buildings that couldn't handle it. Entire apartment blocks pancaked. The second quake hit areas where rescue teams were already digging through rubble. 57,658 people died. In Syria, the hardest-hit regions were already under bombardment from civil war — some areas hadn't seen aid workers in years. Turkey's building codes existed on paper. Enforcement didn't. Contractors had paid fines instead of using proper materials. Cheaper than rebar. The fines were calculated per building, not per floor. So they built higher.
au Kazakhstan, Oljas Bektenov est nommé Premier ministre du pays.
au Kazakhstan, Oljas Bektenov est nommé Premier ministre du pays.
فوز نجيب بقيلة بفترة رئاس��ة ثانية في الانتخابات العامة في السلفادور.
فوز نجيب بقيلة بفترة رئاس��ة ثانية في الانتخابات العامة في السلفادور.
el lateral izquierdo y leyenda del Real Madrid, Marcelo Vieira decide retirarse del fútbol profesional a la edad de 3…
el lateral izquierdo y leyenda del Real Madrid, Marcelo Vieira decide retirarse del fútbol profesional a la edad de 36 años.
Der Italienische Staatspräsident Sergio Mattarella eröffnet im Mailänder Giuseppe-Meazza-Stadion die XXV.
Der Italienische Staatspräsident Sergio Mattarella eröffnet im Mailänder Giuseppe-Meazza-Stadion die XXV. Olympischen Winterspiele