February 9
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244 events recorded on February 9 throughout history
John Quincy Adams secured the presidency after the House of Representatives broke a deadlock over Andrew Jackson's electoral plurality, sparking accusations of a Corrupt Bargain that fractured the Democratic-Republican Party. This chaotic contest ended the era of one-party rule and birthed the modern two-party system, as Jackson's faction evolved into the Democratic Party while his opponents formed the Whigs.
Jefferson Davis didn't want the job. He'd been a U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, a decorated Mexican-American War veteran. When Mississippi seceded, he hoped for a military command. Instead, the Confederate convention in Montgomery chose him as provisional president — unanimously, while he was still traveling. His wife later wrote that he looked like a man receiving a sentence, not an honor. He took office February 18, 1861. The Confederacy would last exactly four years and two months.
William G. Morgan invented volleyball because basketball was too rough. He was a YMCA instructor in Massachusetts. His older businessmen clients kept getting injured. So he hung a tennis net at six feet six inches and told them to bat a basketball bladder back and forth. Too light. He tried a basketball. Too heavy. A local company made him a leather ball that weighed nine ounces. He called it Mintonette. The name lasted three weeks. Someone watched a game and said "they're volleying it" — and that stuck.
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Leo I needed an heir.
Leo I needed an heir. His grandson was seven years old. So in 474, he crowned the boy's father — Zeno, an Isaurian chieftain from the mountains of southern Anatolia — as co-emperor. The Senate hated it. Zeno spoke Greek with a thick accent. His people were considered barbarians. Three months later, Leo died. The seven-year-old became sole emperor with Zeno as regent. The child died within a year. Zeno ruled alone for sixteen more years, survived two civil wars, and held the empire together through sheer stubbornness. The barbarian from the mountains outlasted them all.
début du règne de l'empereur byzantin Léon II le Jeune.
début du règne de l'empereur byzantin Léon II le Jeune.
violent séisme à Constantinople et dans l'ensemble de la Thrace,.
violent séisme à Constantinople et dans l'ensemble de la Thrace,.
Bolesław I the Brave marched his forces into Bohemia to reinstall Boleslaus III as Duke, turning the region into a Po…
Bolesław I the Brave marched his forces into Bohemia to reinstall Boleslaus III as Duke, turning the region into a Polish satellite state. This intervention expanded Polish influence deep into Central Europe, forcing the Holy Roman Empire to contend with a newly assertive power on its eastern frontier.
Bohemond of Taranto won the Battle of Antioch with an army that was starving.
Bohemond of Taranto won the Battle of Antioch with an army that was starving. His Crusaders had been besieging the city for months, eating their horses, then their dogs. When Ridwan of Aleppo's relief force arrived, Bohemond marched out to meet them with men who could barely stand. They routed the Seljuqs anyway. Two days later, Antioch's gates opened from the inside — a guard Bohemond had bribed finally came through. The city that had resisted for seven months fell because someone got paid.
en la villa de Sutri (57 km al norte de Roma), Enrique V y el papa Pascual II, firman el Tratado de Sutri, con el que…
en la villa de Sutri (57 km al norte de Roma), Enrique V y el papa Pascual II, firman el Tratado de Sutri, con el que pretendían poner fin a la Querella de las Investiduras.
mariage du roi de France Jean II le Bon et de la veuve de Philippe de Bourgogne Jeanne Ire d'Auvergne.
mariage du roi de France Jean II le Bon et de la veuve de Philippe de Bourgogne Jeanne Ire d'Auvergne.
Böhmens Königin Anna von Schweidnitz wird als Gattin Karls IV.
Böhmens Königin Anna von Schweidnitz wird als Gattin Karls IV. in Aachen zur deutschen Königin gekrönt.
découverte des Mascareignes par Pedro de Mascarenhas dans l'Océan indien (îles actuelles de La Réunion, Maurice, Rodr…
découverte des Mascareignes par Pedro de Mascarenhas dans l'Océan indien (îles actuelles de La Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues...).
In Münster wird von den Täufern unter Jan Matthys unter der Mitarbeit von Jan van Leiden das Täuferreich errichtet.
In Münster wird von den Täufern unter Jan Matthys unter der Mitarbeit von Jan van Leiden das Täuferreich errichtet.
Chester's Roodee is the oldest racecourse still in use anywhere in the world.
Chester's Roodee is the oldest racecourse still in use anywhere in the world. The first recorded race happened in 1539, run on a circular track around what used to be a Roman harbor. The city's mayor offered a silver bell as the prize. Not money — a bell. Winners took it home and rang it to announce their victory. The track is built on a tidal flat that floods when the River Dee runs high. Horses still race there today, same ground, same tight left-hand turns the Romans would recognize. Five centuries of hoofprints on reclaimed seabed.
en el hipódromo de Chester (Reino Unido), conocido como Roodee, se celebra la primera carrera registrada.
en el hipódromo de Chester (Reino Unido), conocido como Roodee, se celebra la primera carrera registrada.
Bishop John Hooper endured three agonizing days of burning at the stake in Gloucester for refusing to renounce his Pr…
Bishop John Hooper endured three agonizing days of burning at the stake in Gloucester for refusing to renounce his Protestant convictions under Queen Mary I. His public execution solidified the Marian persecutions as a defining trauma for English Protestants, fueling the fierce anti-Catholic sentiment that shaped the religious identity of the Elizabethan era.
en el contexto del traslado de las cortes a Valladolid, Felipe III de España se muda a la ciudad.
en el contexto del traslado de las cortes a Valladolid, Felipe III de España se muda a la ciudad.
Gregory XV ascended to the papacy through acclamation, the final time the College of Cardinals bypassed a formal ball…
Gregory XV ascended to the papacy through acclamation, the final time the College of Cardinals bypassed a formal ballot to reach a unanimous decision. This shift toward structured voting procedures ended the era of spontaneous consensus, forcing the Church to adopt the more rigorous, secret conclave processes that define modern papal elections today.
nuit frondeuse entre Palais Royal et alentours de Paris du 9 au 10.
nuit frondeuse entre Palais Royal et alentours de Paris du 9 au 10.
en la Isla de la Tortuga (8 km al norte de Haití) ―en el marco de la guerra anglo-española―, los ingleses toman el fu…
en la Isla de la Tortuga (8 km al norte de Haití) ―en el marco de la guerra anglo-española―, los ingleses toman el fuerte español de Rocher.
English buccaneers took Fort Rocher in Jamaica with 38 men and no artillery.
English buccaneers took Fort Rocher in Jamaica with 38 men and no artillery. The Spanish garrison had cannons, stone walls, and 300 soldiers. But the Spanish commander fled at first sight of the English. His troops followed. The buccaneers walked in and claimed a fort that should have held for weeks. This wasn't strategy. It was panic. And it gave England its first permanent foothold in the Caribbean—a colony they'd keep for three centuries because one Spanish officer ran.
In Hamburg findet die Uraufführung der Oper Henrico IV.
In Hamburg findet die Uraufführung der Oper Henrico IV. von Johann Mattheson statt.
Am Teatro Apollo in Rom erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Ifigenia in Aulide von Niccolò Jommelli.
Am Teatro Apollo in Rom erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Ifigenia in Aulide von Niccolò Jommelli.
The British Parliament declared Massachusetts in rebellion on February 9, 1775.
The British Parliament declared Massachusetts in rebellion on February 9, 1775. Not all thirteen colonies. Just Massachusetts. The vote meant the Crown could now use military force without declaring war. It meant no more negotiations. And it meant every other colony had to choose: were they Massachusetts, or were they loyal? Within weeks, British troops marched to Concord to seize weapons. Farmers with muskets met them at Lexington Green. The war nobody officially declared had started. Parliament's vote didn't create the rebellion. It named it. And naming it made it real.
Rhode Island ratified the Articles of Confederation on February 9, 1778.
Rhode Island ratified the Articles of Confederation on February 9, 1778. They'd been the first colony to declare independence from Britain — two months before everyone else. But they were fourth to sign the Articles. Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia beat them. The irony: Rhode Island would become the last state to ratify the Constitution eleven years later, holding out for two full years after the other twelve. They didn't trust centralized power. They'd founded their colony as a refuge from Massachusetts Puritans. That suspicion never left.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart vollendet sein 14.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart vollendet sein 14. Klavierkonzert in Es-Dur (KV 449).
Emperor Joseph II committed the Habsburg Empire to the Russo-Turkish War, formally aligning his forces with Russia ag…
Emperor Joseph II committed the Habsburg Empire to the Russo-Turkish War, formally aligning his forces with Russia against the Ottoman Empire. This decision forced the Ottomans to fight a grueling two-front conflict, ultimately exhausting their treasury and accelerating the gradual territorial decline of their Balkan holdings over the following decades.
l'Autriche rejoint la Russie dans la septième guerre russo-turque.
l'Autriche rejoint la Russie dans la septième guerre russo-turque.
Jiaqing aus der Qing-Dynastie übernimmt für seinen betagten Vater Qianlong das Amt des Kaisers von China.
Jiaqing aus der Qing-Dynastie übernimmt für seinen betagten Vater Qianlong das Amt des Kaisers von China. Tatsächlich kann er jedoch erst nach dem Tod seines Vaters regieren.
en Luneville (Francia), representantes de Austria y Francia firman el Tratado de Lunéville.
en Luneville (Francia), representantes de Austria y Francia firman el Tratado de Lunéville. Austria entrega la región italiana de Toscana a Francia. Terminan las guerras de la Segunda Coalición.
en la provincia de Maipo (Chile) se funda la aldea de San Bernardo.
en la provincia de Maipo (Chile) se funda la aldea de San Bernardo.
Haiti invaded the Dominican Republic nine weeks after independence.
Haiti invaded the Dominican Republic nine weeks after independence. Jean-Pierre Boyer led 12,000 troops across the border on February 9, 1822. The Dominicans had declared independence from Spain two months earlier. They hadn't formed an army yet. Boyer's forces met almost no resistance. He claimed to be liberating the eastern side of Hispaniola from Spanish colonial rule. But he immediately abolished slavery, seized church property, and imposed Haitian law. The occupation lasted 22 years. Dominicans still call it "the Haitian domination." When they finally expelled Haiti in 1844, they chose independence over rejoining Spain. They'd rather risk everything alone than submit to either empire again.
Haitian forces marched into the eastern half of Hispaniola, initiating a twenty-two-year occupation of the newly inde…
Haitian forces marched into the eastern half of Hispaniola, initiating a twenty-two-year occupation of the newly independent Dominican Republic. By unifying the island under a single government, President Jean-Pierre Boyer abolished slavery and seized church property, permanently altering the social structure and fueling the distinct national identity that eventually drove the Dominican War of Independence.
Corrupt Bargain' Wins Presidency: Adams Chosen by the House
John Quincy Adams secured the presidency after the House of Representatives broke a deadlock over Andrew Jackson's electoral plurality, sparking accusations of a Corrupt Bargain that fractured the Democratic-Republican Party. This chaotic contest ended the era of one-party rule and birthed the modern two-party system, as Jackson's faction evolved into the Democratic Party while his opponents formed the Whigs.
House Decides Presidency: John Quincy Adams Elected
The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as president after no candidate won an electoral majority, the first contingent election since the Twelfth Amendment. Andrew Jackson, who had won the popular vote, denounced the result as a "corrupt bargain" after Speaker Henry Clay backed Adams and was named Secretary of State — a charge that poisoned Adams's presidency and propelled Jackson to victory four years later.
A 17 km al suroeste de Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) y a 26 km al noreste de Quilmes (Buenos Aires), la flota arge…
A 17 km al suroeste de Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) y a 26 km al noreste de Quilmes (Buenos Aires), la flota argentina dirigida por Guillermo Brown derrota a la flota brasileña en la batalla naval de Punta Colares.
Erstmals erscheint in London eine Ausgabe der Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, einer Fachzeitschrif…
Erstmals erscheint in London eine Ausgabe der Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, einer Fachzeitschrift für Astronomie und Astrophysik.
en el río Uruguay (entre Argentina y Uruguay) se libra la segunda jornada de la batalla de Juncal en que la Armada Ar…
en el río Uruguay (entre Argentina y Uruguay) se libra la segunda jornada de la batalla de Juncal en que la Armada Argentina derrota a la del Imperio del Brasil.
An der Opéra-Comique in Paris wird die komische Oper Pierre et Catérine von Adolphe Adam uraufgeführt.
An der Opéra-Comique in Paris wird die komische Oper Pierre et Catérine von Adolphe Adam uraufgeführt.
John Balleny, der Kapitän eines britischen Walfängers, entdeckt im Südlichen Ozean mit Sturge Island die erste Insel …
John Balleny, der Kapitän eines britischen Walfängers, entdeckt im Südlichen Ozean mit Sturge Island die erste Insel der nach ihm benannten Balleny-Inseln. Sein Begleiter Thomas Freeman betritt das Land.
Wegen Handgreiflichkeiten zwischen der Bevölkerung und der studentischen Leibgarde seiner Geliebten Lola Montez verfü…
Wegen Handgreiflichkeiten zwischen der Bevölkerung und der studentischen Leibgarde seiner Geliebten Lola Montez verfügt der bayerische König Ludwig I. die sofortige Schließung der Universität München und fordert alle Studenten zum Verlassen der Stadt auf. Dies löst tags darauf starke Proteste in der Stadt aus.
The pope fled Rome in disguise — fake glasses, borrowed cassock, common carriage.
The pope fled Rome in disguise — fake glasses, borrowed cassock, common carriage. Giuseppe Mazzini arrived three months later to run what he called "the most beautiful republic in history." It lasted four months. France sent 30,000 troops to restore Pius IX. Mazzini's government had banned capital punishment, established universal male suffrage, and separated church from state. The pope returned and ruled Rome for another 21 years. He never forgave the city.
Am Morgen ängstigen im Süden der englischen Grafschaft Devon mysteriöse Spuren im Schnee die Bevölkerung.
Am Morgen ängstigen im Süden der englischen Grafschaft Devon mysteriöse Spuren im Schnee die Bevölkerung. Man vermutet „Fußspuren des Teufels“.
Jefferson Davis didn't want the job.
Jefferson Davis didn't want the job. He'd been a U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, a decorated Mexican-American War veteran. When Mississippi seceded, he hoped for a military command. Instead, the Confederate convention in Montgomery chose him as provisional president — unanimously, while he was still traveling. His wife later wrote that he looked like a man receiving a sentence, not an honor. He took office February 18, 1861. The Confederacy would last exactly four years and two months.
en Ginebra (Suiza) se reúne un comité que decide la creación de la Cruz Roja.
en Ginebra (Suiza) se reúne un comité que decide la creación de la Cruz Roja.
Grant signed the Weather Bureau into existence on February 9, 1870.
Grant signed the Weather Bureau into existence on February 9, 1870. Not for farmers or travelers — for the military. The Army Signal Service ran it. They'd spent the Civil War watching weather patterns to predict troop movements. Now they wanted a national system. The first weather map went out the next day: temperatures and wind speeds from 24 telegraph stations. No forecasts yet, just data. Within a year they were issuing storm warnings. By 1891 the operation moved to civilian control because Congress realized soldiers shouldn't be the ones deciding whether you need an umbrella. Every forecast you check traces back to Grant wanting better battlefield intelligence.
The U.S.
The U.S. Weather Bureau started because the Army needed to know if storms would sink supply ships heading to the frontier. Congress gave the Signal Service $15,000 and twenty-four stations. They took observations three times a day, at exactly the same moments, and telegraphed the data to Washington. Within a year they were issuing storm warnings. Farmers started timing harvests around the forecasts. Shipping companies delayed departures. Before this, Americans just looked at the sky and guessed. The bureau's first chief meteorologist said his job was "to save property and life." He meant it literally — you couldn't plan anything more than six hours out.
en el camino de San Ulpiano, cerca de la localidad de Mayarí (la cual se encuentra a 90 km al este de Holguín), suced…
en el camino de San Ulpiano, cerca de la localidad de Mayarí (la cual se encuentra a 90 km al este de Holguín), sucede el cuarto día (de cinco) de la batalla de San Ulpiano: las tropas mambisas de Antonio Maceo destrozan al Batallón de Cazadores de San Quintín n.º 11, que en 1874 habían asesinado al presidente Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. De 245 mercenarios españoles de elite solo quedan 25 sobrevivientes.
en Cuba, en la villa de Regla (a 11 km de La Habana, cruzando la bahía de La Habana) se funda el Liceo Artístico y Li…
en Cuba, en la villa de Regla (a 11 km de La Habana, cruzando la bahía de La Habana) se funda el Liceo Artístico y Literario de Regla.
Józef Rymer, politicien polonais († 5 décembre 1922).
Józef Rymer, politicien polonais († 5 décembre 1922).
944 Japanese contract laborers landed in Honolulu.
944 Japanese contract laborers landed in Honolulu. They'd signed three-year deals: $9 a month to cut sugarcane, six days a week, ten hours a day. Hawaii's plantations were desperate — the native population had collapsed from disease, and Chinese workers were organizing strikes. Japan had just opened its borders after 250 years of isolation. These workers were farmers from the south, where rice harvests had failed. Most planned to return home wealthy. Instead they stayed, sent for wives through arranged marriages by photograph, and built a community. By 1920, 43% of Hawaii's population was Japanese. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, their children were the ones who fought back.
The USDA became a Cabinet department in 1889, but it had already existed for 27 years — Lincoln created it during the…
The USDA became a Cabinet department in 1889, but it had already existed for 27 years — Lincoln created it during the Civil War. Cleveland's signature gave farmers a seat at the table where decisions about tariffs, railroads, and land policy were made. At the time, nearly half of all Americans worked in agriculture. Now it's less than 2%. The department outlasted the demographic it was built to serve.
Giuseppe Verdi premiered his final opera, Falstaff, at La Scala, shattering the conventions of Italian tragic melodra…
Giuseppe Verdi premiered his final opera, Falstaff, at La Scala, shattering the conventions of Italian tragic melodrama with a sophisticated, fast-paced comedy. By abandoning the rigid structure of traditional arias for a smooth, through-composed musical flow, Verdi proved that a seventy-nine-year-old composer could still redefine the boundaries of the operatic form.
William G. Morgan invented volleyball because basketball was too rough.
William G. Morgan invented volleyball because basketball was too rough. He was a YMCA instructor in Massachusetts. His older businessmen clients kept getting injured. So he hung a tennis net at six feet six inches and told them to bat a basketball bladder back and forth. Too light. He tried a basketball. Too heavy. A local company made him a leather ball that weighed nine ounces. He called it Mintonette. The name lasted three weeks. Someone watched a game and said "they're volleying it" — and that stuck.
en La Habana, José Martí recibe un telegrama en el que le informan de la devolución de las armas incautadas por los e…
en La Habana, José Martí recibe un telegrama en el que le informan de la devolución de las armas incautadas por los estadounidenses.
In Sankt Petersburg findet die erste Weltmeisterschaft im Eiskunstlauf statt.
In Sankt Petersburg findet die erste Weltmeisterschaft im Eiskunstlauf statt. Erster Sieger in dem anfangs nur für Herren konzipierten Wettbewerb wird der Deutsche Gilbert Fuchs.
en España embarca el militar español Valeriano Weyler hacia Cuba, para asumir la Capitanía General de la isla.
en España embarca el militar español Valeriano Weyler hacia Cuba, para asumir la Capitanía General de la isla.
en Cuba ―en el marco de la Guerra Necesaria (1895-1898)―, el general Pedro Antonio Díaz Molina incorpora sus fuerzas …
en Cuba ―en el marco de la Guerra Necesaria (1895-1898)―, el general Pedro Antonio Díaz Molina incorpora sus fuerzas a las del general en jefe Máximo Gómez.
arriba a costas cubanas la nave de guerra estadounidense Maine, cuyo hundimiento ―que Estados Unidos atribuyó a los e…
arriba a costas cubanas la nave de guerra estadounidense Maine, cuyo hundimiento ―que Estados Unidos atribuyó a los españoles―, sirve de pretexto para que Estados Unidos declarara la guerra contra el Reino de España para quedarse con sus colonias Cuba, Filipinas y Puerto Rico.
en la isla de Martinica, tropas francesas disparan contra manifestantes, matando a 9 personas e hiriendo a otras 40.
en la isla de Martinica, tropas francesas disparan contra manifestantes, matando a 9 personas e hiriendo a otras 40.
se informa que cerca de 30 000 mormones han emigrado del estado de Utah al de Wyoming (Estados Unidos), en uno de los…
se informa que cerca de 30 000 mormones han emigrado del estado de Utah al de Wyoming (Estados Unidos), en uno de los procesos de colonización del oeste estadounidense más numeroso de las últimas décadas.
Dwight Davis was 20 years old and rich enough to commission his own trophy.
Dwight Davis was 20 years old and rich enough to commission his own trophy. He wanted an international tennis tournament, so he designed one, paid for the silver cup himself, and invited Britain to play his Harvard teammates. America won 3-0. Nobody cared. The competition almost died after year two. But Davis kept funding it, kept inviting countries, kept showing up. By 1905, six nations competed. Today it's the largest annual team competition in sports — 142 countries, every continent. The cup still has his name on it. He paid $1,000 for it in 1900, roughly $37,000 today.
en Jartum se informa que los amotinamientos de tropas sudanesas contra las autoridades anglo-egipcias comienzan a pro…
en Jartum se informa que los amotinamientos de tropas sudanesas contra las autoridades anglo-egipcias comienzan a provocar inquietud en El Cairo (Egipto).
Agenor Goluchowski, ministro austrohúngaro de Asuntos Exteriores, garantiza la soberanía de la Sublime Puerta, en una…
Agenor Goluchowski, ministro austrohúngaro de Asuntos Exteriores, garantiza la soberanía de la Sublime Puerta, en una carta dirigida a su homólogo italiano.
en Jersey City (Estados Unidos), un incendio destruye 26 manzanas de la ciudad.
en Jersey City (Estados Unidos), un incendio destruye 26 manzanas de la ciudad.
Persia y el Reino Unido firman un tratado comercial.
Persia y el Reino Unido firman un tratado comercial.
en España se rechaza un voto de censura contra el presidente del Congreso, Francisco Romero Robledo.
en España se rechaza un voto de censura contra el presidente del Congreso, Francisco Romero Robledo.
Japanese destroyers launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, neutralizing Rus…
Japanese destroyers launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, neutralizing Russia’s naval dominance in the Pacific. This preemptive strike forced the Russian Empire into a protracted conflict that ultimately exposed its military fragility and accelerated the domestic unrest leading to the 1905 Revolution.
Over 3,000 women trekked through the freezing London rain and thick mud to demand the parliamentary vote during the f…
Over 3,000 women trekked through the freezing London rain and thick mud to demand the parliamentary vote during the first major procession organized by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. This grueling display of endurance shifted the movement's public image from private lobbying to mass activism, forcing the suffrage cause into the center of mainstream political debate.
In London demonstrieren 3000 britische Suffragetten für die Einführung des Stimmrechts für Frauen, an ihrer Spitze La…
In London demonstrieren 3000 britische Suffragetten für die Einführung des Stimmrechts für Frauen, an ihrer Spitze Lady Frances Balfour und Lady Millicent Garrett Fawcett.
en Barcelona se inaugura el Palacio de la Música Catalana con las obras Catalanesques, de Lluís Millet, y la cantata …
en Barcelona se inaugura el Palacio de la Música Catalana con las obras Catalanesques, de Lluís Millet, y la cantata Glosa, de Felipe Pedrell (con letra de Joan Maragall).
en Niza se estrena la ópera ¿Quo vadis?, de Jean Nougues.
en Niza se estrena la ópera ¿Quo vadis?, de Jean Nougues.
accord franco-allemand sur le Maroc.
accord franco-allemand sur le Maroc.
en España, tras la caída del Gobierno liberal, el rey Alfonso XIII encarga a José Canalejas, partidario de la democra…
en España, tras la caída del Gobierno liberal, el rey Alfonso XIII encarga a José Canalejas, partidario de la democratización y del reformismo social, la formación de un nuevo gabinete.
en la Ciudad de México se inicia el movimiento armado conocido como la «Decena Trágica», que culminará con la muerte …
en la Ciudad de México se inicia el movimiento armado conocido como la «Decena Trágica», que culminará con la muerte del presidente Francisco I. Madero.
A fireball crossed the sky from Saskatchewan to Brazil — 9,000 miles in nine minutes.
A fireball crossed the sky from Saskatchewan to Brazil — 9,000 miles in nine minutes. Thousands saw it. It skipped like a stone across the atmosphere, breaking into fragments that glowed green and yellow. Astronomers calculated backward: the meteoroid had been orbiting Earth for weeks, circling every 800 hours. A temporary moon, captured by gravity, then flung back into space. We'd had a second moon and never knew it.
Toma posse em Portugal o 6.º governo republicano, chefiado pelo presidente do Ministério Bernardino Machado.
Toma posse em Portugal o 6.º governo republicano, chefiado pelo presidente do Ministério Bernardino Machado.
en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), el Canal de Suez se cierra a los barcos neutrales.
en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), el Canal de Suez se cierra a los barcos neutrales.
en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial, las potencias centrales firman una paz separada con la República Popular de…
en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial, las potencias centrales firman una paz separada con la República Popular de Ucrania.
se funda la Sociedad de Naciones, precursor de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
se funda la Sociedad de Naciones, precursor de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
Norway got an archipelago nobody wanted until they did.
Norway got an archipelago nobody wanted until they did. The Svalbard Treaty gave Norway sovereignty over islands 400 miles north of the mainland — coal-rich, strategically positioned, and closer to the North Pole than to Oslo. But there was a catch: Norway couldn't militarize it, and citizens of any signatory nation could live and work there without visas. Russia still operates a mining settlement. Chinese researchers maintain a base. Thai workers run restaurants in Longyearbyen. It's Norwegian territory where Norwegian law barely applies. The compromise worked because in 1920, nobody thought the Arctic mattered. Now it's melting.
Brazil joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, formally aligning its intellect…
Brazil joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, formally aligning its intellectual property laws with international standards. This commitment forced the nation to recognize foreign copyrights automatically, ending decades of widespread unauthorized reprinting of European literature and securing legal protections for Brazilian authors in dozens of signatory countries.
en España se funda la Unión Deportiva Salamanca.
en España se funda la Unión Deportiva Salamanca.
Am Theater an der Wien in Wien erfolgt die Uraufführung der Operette Die gelbe Jacke von Franz Lehár.
Am Theater an der Wien in Wien erfolgt die Uraufführung der Operette Die gelbe Jacke von Franz Lehár. Der Text stammt von Ludwig Herzer und Fritz Löhner-Beda nach einer Vorlage von Victor Léon. Unter dem Namen Das Land des Lächelns wird das Werk Jahre später ein Welterfolg.
Nevada officials executed Gee Jon with lethal gas, making him the first person in American history to face this method.
Nevada officials executed Gee Jon with lethal gas, making him the first person in American history to face this method. When the initial attempt to pump gas directly into his prison cell failed, the state constructed the first dedicated gas chamber, establishing a new, clinical standard for capital punishment that persisted for decades.
en la villa de Chamonix (en los Alpes franceses) se inauguran los primeros Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
en la villa de Chamonix (en los Alpes franceses) se inauguran los primeros Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
Der norwegische Ingenieur Erik Rotheim erfindet die Sprühdose.
Der norwegische Ingenieur Erik Rotheim erfindet die Sprühdose.
en Portugal es sofocado el movimiento revolucionario que estalló seis días antes contra el Gobierno del general Carmona.
en Portugal es sofocado el movimiento revolucionario que estalló seis días antes contra el Gobierno del general Carmona.
el general nicaragüense Augusto César Sandino emprende una violenta ofensiva contra los estadounidenses.
el general nicaragüense Augusto César Sandino emprende una violenta ofensiva contra los estadounidenses.
première projection houleuse du film de Germaine Dulac La Coquille et le clergyman scénarisé par Germaine Dulac et An…
première projection houleuse du film de Germaine Dulac La Coquille et le clergyman scénarisé par Germaine Dulac et Antonin Artaud également acteur dans le film au studio des Ursulines à Paris.
en México es ejecutado José de León Toral, asesino del presidente Álvaro Obregón.
en México es ejecutado José de León Toral, asesino del presidente Álvaro Obregón.
The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng killed Bazin outside a Hanoi café on February 9, 1929.
The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng killed Bazin outside a Hanoi café on February 9, 1929. He wasn't a governor or general. He was a labor recruiter who sent Vietnamese workers to rubber plantations where one in four died within their first year. The party had tried petitions, newspapers, peaceful protest. Nothing changed. So they shot him. The French response was immediate and total: mass arrests, torture, executions. Within months, the party was destroyed. But the assassination proved something the colonial authorities had missed. Vietnamese nationalism wasn't dying out. It was just choosing different methods.
el automovilista alemán Hans Stuck vence con un Austro-Daimler la primera carrera del Campeonato del Mundo.
el automovilista alemán Hans Stuck vence con un Austro-Daimler la primera carrera del Campeonato del Mundo.
en Yên Bái (Indochina, actual Vietnam) las tropas colonialistas francesas reprimen duramente el motín nacionalista.
en Yên Bái (Indochina, actual Vietnam) las tropas colonialistas francesas reprimen duramente el motín nacionalista.
Finland abandoned its thirteen-year experiment with alcohol prohibition after a national referendum revealed that 70%…
Finland abandoned its thirteen-year experiment with alcohol prohibition after a national referendum revealed that 70% of voters favored legalization. This landslide repeal ended a decade of rampant bootlegging and state-sanctioned violence, forcing the government to establish the Alko monopoly to regulate the sale of spirits and restore tax revenue from the trade.
signature d'un Pacte balkanique.
signature d'un Pacte balkanique.
Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia signed a pact in Athens to protect each other from Bulgaria.
Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia signed a pact in Athens to protect each other from Bulgaria. Bulgaria had lost territory to all four after the Balkan Wars and World War I. The treaty said if Bulgaria tried to take any of it back, they'd fight together. Bulgaria wasn't invited to join. The agreement lasted exactly seven years. In 1941, when Germany invaded Yugoslavia and Greece, Romania was already allied with the Axis. Turkey stayed neutral. The alliance meant to stop one war couldn't survive another.
Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Turkey signed the Balkan Pact to guarantee their mutual borders and maintain the sta…
Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Turkey signed the Balkan Pact to guarantee their mutual borders and maintain the status quo in the region. This alliance aimed to curb Bulgarian territorial ambitions and prevent external interference from major European powers, creating a regional security bloc that held until the pressures of World War II dismantled it.
en La Habana se constituye la primera Logia AJEF (Asociación de Jóvenes Esperanza de la Fraternidad), con el nombre d…
en La Habana se constituye la primera Logia AJEF (Asociación de Jóvenes Esperanza de la Fraternidad), con el nombre de "Esperanza", iniciándose a 82 jóvenes en el salón de actos de la Gran Logia de la isla de Cuba.
Der Rennfahrer Rudolf Caracciola stellt auf der Rennstrecke Dessau der A 9 mit 398,234 km/h einen Geschwindigkeitsrek…
Der Rennfahrer Rudolf Caracciola stellt auf der Rennstrecke Dessau der A 9 mit 398,234 km/h einen Geschwindigkeitsrekord für 3000-Kubikzentimeter-Wagen auf.
en Cuba se inaugura la Asamblea Constituyente.
en Cuba se inaugura la Asamblea Constituyente.
A British naval shell crashed through the roof of Genoa's Cathedral of San Lorenzo on February 9, 1941, punched throu…
A British naval shell crashed through the roof of Genoa's Cathedral of San Lorenzo on February 9, 1941, punched through the marble floor, and didn't explode. The 15-inch projectile, fired from HMS Renown miles offshore, weighed 1,900 pounds. It lay there for three days while engineers figured out how to defuse it. The cathedral had survived since 1118. A single faulty fuse meant it survived the war. The shell's still there, in the cathedral museum, next to the hole it made.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the War Time Act, mandating clocks across the United States jump forward one h…
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the War Time Act, mandating clocks across the United States jump forward one hour year-round. This shift aimed to reduce evening electricity consumption by extending daylight hours for defense factory workers, ultimately saving an estimated one million tons of coal annually during the height of the Second World War.
American military leaders convened their first formal strategy meeting in 1942 to coordinate the nation’s global war …
American military leaders convened their first formal strategy meeting in 1942 to coordinate the nation’s global war effort. This session established the Joint Chiefs of Staff, creating a unified command structure that allowed the United States to synchronize operations across the Pacific and European theaters for the remainder of the conflict.
Guadalcanal Secured: Japan's Pacific Expansion Halted
Allied forces secured Guadalcanal as Imperial Japan evacuated its remaining troops, finally ending the six-month battle that had drained Japanese naval resources and shifted the strategic initiative in the Pacific. This decisive victory allowed the Allies to establish a critical airbase for future operations against the Japanese mainland rather than continuing a costly stalemate.
en Roma (Italia) ―en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial― el Ejército Nacional Republicano (ejército regular de la …
en Roma (Italia) ―en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial― el Ejército Nacional Republicano (ejército regular de la República Social Italiana) realizan su juramento.
Sub Sinks Sub Underwater: Only Kill of Its Kind
HMS Venturer tracked U-864 by hydrophone alone, calculated a firing solution on a submerged target, and sank the German submarine with a spread of torpedoes off the Norwegian coast. This remains the only confirmed instance of one submarine deliberately sinking another while both were submerged, a feat of seamanship never repeated in naval warfare.
Allied bombers found the German destroyer *Z33* tucked into Førdefjorden, a narrow Norwegian fjord with steep walls o…
Allied bombers found the German destroyer *Z33* tucked into Førdefjorden, a narrow Norwegian fjord with steep walls on both sides. They had numbers—over 30 aircraft. They had surprise. They had the ship trapped. They dropped everything they had. The destroyer survived. Fjords turned out to be natural fortresses: the cliffs limited approach angles, the water was too shallow for torpedoes to arm properly, and one ship could maneuver in ways a formation of bombers couldn't match. Germany kept destroyers in Norwegian fjords for the rest of the war. The Allies had to rethink how to fight geography.
وقوع حادثة كوبري عباس حيث خرج آلاف الطلاب في مظاهرة من جامعة الملك فؤاد الأول إلى قصر عابدين للمطالبة بجلاء الإنجليز …
وقوع حادثة كوبري عباس حيث خرج آلاف الطلاب في مظاهرة من جامعة الملك فؤاد الأول إلى قصر عابدين للمطالبة بجلاء الإنجليز وقطع المفاوضات، وقامت الشرطة المصرية بفتح «كوبري عباس» بأمر من رئيس الوزراء وزير الداخلية محمود فهمي النقراشي عندما كان يمر من فوقه الطلبة، وأدى ذلك إلى تساقطهم في نهر النيل ووفاتهم غرقًا وإلقاء القبض على من نجى منهم.
Die niederländische Partij van de Arbeid gründet sich aus den bisherigen Parteien Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond, Soci…
Die niederländische Partij van de Arbeid gründet sich aus den bisherigen Parteien Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond, Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij und Christen-democratische Unie.
McCarthy Ignites Red Scare: Fear Sweeps Washington
Senator Joseph McCarthy publicly accused the U.S. Department of State of harboring a vast network of Communists, triggering a decade-long wave of loyalty oaths and blacklists that destroyed careers across Hollywood, academia, and government. This aggressive campaign forced countless individuals to testify against colleagues or lose their livelihoods, effectively chilling political dissent and redefining American civil liberties for generations.
en el Teatro Albéniz de Madrid se estrena Las mocedades de Hernán Cortés, drama de Joaquín Dicenta (hijo).
en el Teatro Albéniz de Madrid se estrena Las mocedades de Hernán Cortés, drama de Joaquín Dicenta (hijo).
The South Korean Army killed 719 unarmed civilians in Geochang over two days in February 1951.
The South Korean Army killed 719 unarmed civilians in Geochang over two days in February 1951. Their own civilians. The 11th Division rounded up entire families — elderly, children, infants. The official reason: suspected communist sympathizers in the area. No trials. No evidence presented. Just a battalion with orders. The victims were herded to a valley and shot. Bodies were buried in mass graves that wouldn't be exhumed for decades. South Korea's government denied it happened until 1996. When investigators finally opened the graves, they found children's shoes still tied. The Korean War wasn't just North versus South. It was neighbor against neighbor, with the state doing the killing.
The South Korean army entered Geochang County and killed 719 civilians over four days.
The South Korean army entered Geochang County and killed 719 civilians over four days. Most were women, children, and elderly. The soldiers claimed they were rooting out communist sympathizers. The victims lived in mountain villages the army suspected of supplying guerrillas with food. No trials. No evidence presented. Just orders to clear the area. The government buried the story for decades. Families couldn't talk about it. Couldn't hold funerals. In 1996, survivors finally testified. The defense minister apologized in 2001. Fifty years later. By then, most families had already held their funerals in secret.
création de la collection littéraire Le Livre de poche sous l'impulsion d'Henri Filipacchi et éditée par la Librairie…
création de la collection littéraire Le Livre de poche sous l'impulsion d'Henri Filipacchi et éditée par la Librairie générale française.
en Roma (Italia), Luigi Einaudi inaugura la primera línea de metro italiana.
en Roma (Italia), Luigi Einaudi inaugura la primera línea de metro italiana.
en China Popular se aprueba el servicio militar obligatorio.
en China Popular se aprueba el servicio militar obligatorio.
Die US-Gewerkschaften AFL und CIO schließen sich zur Einheitsgewerkschaft AFL-CIO zusammen.
Die US-Gewerkschaften AFL und CIO schließen sich zur Einheitsgewerkschaft AFL-CIO zusammen.
en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid se producen enfrentamientos entre estudiantes de distintas tendencias.
en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid se producen enfrentamientos entre estudiantes de distintas tendencias.
en la Sierra Maestra (Cuba), tropas del Ejército Rebelde vencen al ejército batistano en Altos de Espinosa.
en la Sierra Maestra (Cuba), tropas del Ejército Rebelde vencen al ejército batistano en Altos de Espinosa.
en una exposición en el Palacio de Cristal del Retiro (en Madrid) las obras más destacadas son las de Joaquín Sorolla…
en una exposición en el Palacio de Cristal del Retiro (en Madrid) las obras más destacadas son las de Joaquín Sorolla y Mariano Fortuny.
Bei den Alpinen Skiweltmeisterschaften in Bad Gastein feiert der Rennläufer Toni Sailer seinen letzten großen Triumph.
Bei den Alpinen Skiweltmeisterschaften in Bad Gastein feiert der Rennläufer Toni Sailer seinen letzten großen Triumph. Nach dem Sieg im Riesenslalom und dem zweiten Platz im Slalom wird er am letzten Tag Weltmeister in der Abfahrt und damit auch in der Kombination.
The R-7 Semyorka became operational at Plesetsk in 1959.
The R-7 Semyorka became operational at Plesetsk in 1959. It could reach the United States in 30 minutes. It was also the rocket that launched Sputnik two years earlier. Same vehicle, two purposes: end the world or leave it. The Soviets built 28 launch pads for it. They only ever used four. The missile took 20 hours to fuel and couldn't be stored ready. By the time it was operational, it was already obsolete. But every Russian rocket since—every Soyuz that's carried astronauts to the space station—is a direct descendant. We're still flying to space on a modified ICBM from 1957.
en el cosmódromo de Plesetsk, 850 km al noroeste de Leningrado (Unión Soviética) entra en estado funcional el R-7 Sem…
en el cosmódromo de Plesetsk, 850 km al noroeste de Leningrado (Unión Soviética) entra en estado funcional el R-7 Semyorka, el primer misil balístico intercontinental.
Joanne Woodward got the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 9, 1960.
Joanne Woodward got the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 9, 1960. Not Marilyn Monroe. Not Clark Gable. Not even Charlie Chaplin. The committee chose her because she showed up. Most of the bigger names refused to attend the ceremony — they thought the whole thing was tacky. Woodward came anyway. She wore a simple dress and smiled for the cameras while they embedded a bronze star with her name into the sidewalk at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. Today there are more than 2,700 stars. Hers is still first. The ones who stayed home are scattered down the block.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina), el presidente Arturo Frondizi clausura la revista Mayoría y hace detener a su director, …
en Buenos Aires (Argentina), el presidente Arturo Frondizi clausura la revista Mayoría y hace detener a su director, el periodista y escritor Tulio Jacovella, por publicar la investigación del periodista Rodolfo Walsh acerca del fusilamiento de peronistas en José León Suárez (el 9 de junio de 1956, por orden de Juan Carlos Aramburu), así como los capítulos de su libro El caso Satanowski.
Die US-amerikanische Schauspielerin Joanne Woodward erhält den allerersten Stern auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Die US-amerikanische Schauspielerin Joanne Woodward erhält den allerersten Stern auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Beatles played their first Cavern Club show at lunch.
The Beatles played their first Cavern Club show at lunch. Office workers on break, eating sandwiches in a basement. The club was so small the band had to duck under pipes. They'd just returned from Hamburg, where they'd been playing eight-hour sets in strip clubs. That's where they got tight. Liverpool had never heard anything like it. Within two years, 292 more Cavern shows. Then they outgrew basements entirely.
en Washington (Estados Unidos), el presidente John F. Kennedy se convierte en el primer presidente que realiza una ru…
en Washington (Estados Unidos), el presidente John F. Kennedy se convierte en el primer presidente que realiza una rueda de prensa televisada en directo.
en la Conferencia de Punta del Este (Uruguay), el presidente cubano Osvaldo Dorticós denuncia la política de agresión…
en la Conferencia de Punta del Este (Uruguay), el presidente cubano Osvaldo Dorticós denuncia la política de agresión de Estados Unidos contra Cuba.
España formaliza su primera solicitud de ingreso en el Mercado Común Europeo.
España formaliza su primera solicitud de ingreso en el Mercado Común Europeo.
Jamaica cut ties with Britain on August 6, 1962, after 307 years as a colony.
Jamaica cut ties with Britain on August 6, 1962, after 307 years as a colony. The island had been under British rule since 1655, when Cromwell's forces took it from Spain. Independence came after a referendum the year before — Jamaicans voted to leave the West Indies Federation rather than stay in a larger Caribbean union. They wanted their own path. Alexander Bustamante became the first prime minister. The British monarch stayed as head of state, a compromise that let Jamaica keep Commonwealth trade benefits while running its own government. Within a decade, reggae would make the island more culturally influential than most countries ten times its size.
assassinat du Premier ministre irakien Abdul Karim Qasim.
assassinat du Premier ministre irakien Abdul Karim Qasim.
en Innsbruck finalizan los IX Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
en Innsbruck finalizan los IX Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
Beatlemania Ignites: The Beatles Conquer America on TV
Seventy-three million Americans tuned in to watch the Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, the largest television audience in U.S. history at that point. The broadcast ignited Beatlemania across America overnight, reshaping the music industry, youth culture, and the very concept of the rock band for every generation that followed.
The United States deployed a Marine Corps Hawk air defense missile battalion to South Vietnam, signaling the transiti…
The United States deployed a Marine Corps Hawk air defense missile battalion to South Vietnam, signaling the transition from a purely advisory role to direct combat involvement. This escalation fundamentally altered the nature of American participation, committing ground forces to a conflict that would eventually draw in over half a million U.S. troops.
The first U.S.
The first U.S. troops in Vietnam without the word "advisor" in their job description arrived February 7, 1965. A Marine Hawk missile battalion. Not trainers. Not observers. Combat units with live ordnance and rules of engagement. The advisory mission had been the legal fiction keeping America technically uninvolved since 1955. Ten years of calling combat troops "advisors" while they flew missions and directed artillery. This deployment dropped the pretense. Within weeks, 3,500 Marines would land at Da Nang. By year's end, 184,000 American troops would be in-country. All because someone finally admitted what everyone already knew.
The United States deployed its first official combat troops to South Vietnam, abandoning the previous advisory-only r…
The United States deployed its first official combat troops to South Vietnam, abandoning the previous advisory-only role in the conflict. This escalation committed American ground forces to a direct, sustained war effort, ultimately leading to the deployment of over half a million soldiers and years of intense military engagement across the region.
en Chile se inaugura el Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
en Chile se inaugura el Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez
en Neiva, Huila, Colombia, se sintió un terremoto de magnitud de 7.2 Mw.
en Neiva, Huila, Colombia, se sintió un terremoto de magnitud de 7.2 Mw. Afectando a municipios cercanos como a los países de Ecuador y Venezuela.
la Comunidad Europea inicia el desarrollo normativo sobre el IVA (impuesto al valor agregado).
la Comunidad Europea inicia el desarrollo normativo sobre el IVA (impuesto al valor agregado).
inauguration du métro de Rotterdam aux Pays-Bas.
inauguration du métro de Rotterdam aux Pays-Bas.
España modifica la Ley de Bases del Régimen Autónomo de Guinea Ecuatorial, paso definitivo hacia la independencia de …
España modifica la Ley de Bases del Régimen Autónomo de Guinea Ecuatorial, paso definitivo hacia la independencia de ese país.
el avión Boeing 747 (Jumbo) realiza su primer vuelo.
el avión Boeing 747 (Jumbo) realiza su primer vuelo.
The Boeing 747's first flight almost didn't happen.
The Boeing 747's first flight almost didn't happen. Test pilot Jack Waddell had to manually control the flaps — the hydraulics failed during taxi. He flew it anyway. Nine months behind schedule, $2 billion over budget, Pan Am threatening to cancel. Boeing had bet the entire company on this plane. If it crashed, Boeing was done. It didn't. The 747 carried more people farther than any aircraft in history. All because a test pilot trusted his hands.
el líder palestino Yasir Arafat visita Moscú.
el líder palestino Yasir Arafat visita Moscú.
Der Eisenbahnunfall von Aitrang erweist sich als größtes Desaster in der Geschichte der Trans-Europ-Express-Züge.
Der Eisenbahnunfall von Aitrang erweist sich als größtes Desaster in der Geschichte der Trans-Europ-Express-Züge. Das Entgleisen des TEE 56 verbunden mit der Kollision eines ihm entgegenkommenden Nahverkehrszuges verursacht 28 Tote und 42 Schwerverletzte.
Satchel Paige shattered the Baseball Hall of Fame’s color barrier when he became the first Negro League player electe…
Satchel Paige shattered the Baseball Hall of Fame’s color barrier when he became the first Negro League player elected to the institution. His induction forced Major League Baseball to finally recognize the statistical legitimacy of the Negro Leagues, ensuring that the achievements of Black athletes were officially woven into the sport’s permanent record.
The 6.6-magnitude Sylmar earthquake shattered the San Fernando Valley, collapsing the newly reinforced Veterans Admin…
The 6.6-magnitude Sylmar earthquake shattered the San Fernando Valley, collapsing the newly reinforced Veterans Administration Hospital and killing 64 people. This disaster exposed the lethal vulnerability of modern concrete structures, forcing California to enact the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act to prohibit construction directly atop active fault lines.
Apollo 14 Returns: Moon Landing Success Confirmed
Apollo 14 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, capping the third successful manned lunar landing with Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell returning safely to Earth. This mission proved that NASA could recover from the Apollo 13 disaster by executing a precise landing near the Fra Mauro highlands and collecting over 95 pounds of lunar samples.
The Sylmar earthquake killed 64 people in 1971.
The Sylmar earthquake killed 64 people in 1971. Sixty-four of them died in two places: a VA hospital where stairwells pancaked, and a freeway overpass that crushed a truck driver. The shaking lasted twelve seconds. It destroyed 2,000 buildings. California had no seismic building codes for hospitals before this. Within two years, they did. Every hospital in the state had to retrofit or rebuild. The truck driver's name was Thomas Gage. He was 38.
Paul und Linda McCartney haben ihren ersten Auftritt mit ihrer Band Wings an der University of Nottingham.
Paul und Linda McCartney haben ihren ersten Auftritt mit ihrer Band Wings an der University of Nottingham.
Biju Patnaik had already lived three lives by the time he became opposition leader in Odisha.
Biju Patnaik had already lived three lives by the time he became opposition leader in Odisha. He'd flown guns to Indonesian revolutionaries in 1947, smuggling their future president to safety. He'd served as chief minister, built steel plants, then lost power. Now, at 57, the Pragati Legislature Party chose him to lead the opposition. He was a pilot who'd never stopped taking risks. Within four years, he'd be chief minister again. Then lose again. Then win a third time at 81. Odisha kept bringing him back because he never pretended politics was his only skill.
en Francia, el argentino Carlos Monzón (campeón mundial de boxeo peso mediano), retiene su título frente al campeón w…
en Francia, el argentino Carlos Monzón (campeón mundial de boxeo peso mediano), retiene su título frente al campeón wélter José Mantequilla Nápoles.
Eine Transall C-160 des Lufttransportgeschwaders 63 fliegt beim Landeanflug auf den Flughafen Chania bei dichtem Schn…
Eine Transall C-160 des Lufttransportgeschwaders 63 fliegt beim Landeanflug auf den Flughafen Chania bei dichtem Schneetreiben wegen eines Navigationsfehlers in einen Berg. Keiner der 42 Insassen – neben der Besatzung sind noch Angehörige eines Flugabwehrraketengeschwaders auf dem Weg zu einer Übung nach Kreta mit an Bord – überlebt das Unglück.
la nave espacial soviética Soyuz 17 regresa a la Tierra.
la nave espacial soviética Soyuz 17 regresa a la Tierra.
Soyuz 17 splashed down in a snowstorm on February 9, 1975.
Soyuz 17 splashed down in a snowstorm on February 9, 1975. The cosmonauts had spent 30 days aboard Salyut 4, the longest Soviet space mission yet. They landed 110 kilometers northeast of the target zone. Search teams took three hours to reach them in blizzard conditions. The crew sat in minus-35-degree cold, waiting. But they'd proven something: humans could live in space for a month and come back functional. NASA was watching. The space station race was no longer theoretical.
Aeroflot Flight 3739 plunged into the Siberian terrain moments after departing Irkutsk, claiming 24 lives.
Aeroflot Flight 3739 plunged into the Siberian terrain moments after departing Irkutsk, claiming 24 lives. This disaster exposed the severe mechanical instability of the aging Tupolev Tu-104 fleet, forcing Soviet aviation authorities to accelerate the retirement of the aircraft and implement stricter safety protocols for all domestic passenger flights.
el Gobierno español termina de establecer relaciones diplomáticas con la mayoría de los países comunistas de Europa.
el Gobierno español termina de establecer relaciones diplomáticas con la mayoría de los países comunistas de Europa.
The Budd Company unveiled its SPV-2000 railcar in Philadelphia, attempting to revitalize American commuter transit wi…
The Budd Company unveiled its SPV-2000 railcar in Philadelphia, attempting to revitalize American commuter transit with self-propelled, diesel-powered efficiency. By eliminating the need for separate locomotives, the design aimed to lower operating costs for regional lines, though mechanical reliability issues ultimately prevented the fleet from capturing the widespread market share Budd had envisioned.
Rodrigo Carazo Odio es elegido presidente constitucional de Costa Rica con el 53% de los votos.
Rodrigo Carazo Odio es elegido presidente constitucional de Costa Rica con el 53% de los votos.
Der Film Krieg der Sterne startet in den deutschen Kinos.
Der Film Krieg der Sterne startet in den deutschen Kinos.
en Nápoles (Italia), una epidemia desconocida la muerte de sesenta personas, en su mayor parte niños de corta edad.
en Nápoles (Italia), una epidemia desconocida la muerte de sesenta personas, en su mayor parte niños de corta edad.
en Núremberg (Alemania) se funda el primer instituto gerontológico de ese país, adscrito a la Universidad de Erlangen…
en Núremberg (Alemania) se funda el primer instituto gerontológico de ese país, adscrito a la Universidad de Erlangen-Núremberg y dirigido por Dieter Platt.
en Polonia, el general Wojciech Jaruzelski es nombrado primer ministro.
en Polonia, el general Wojciech Jaruzelski es nombrado primer ministro.
Captain Seiji Katagiri put the DC-8 into a dive two miles from the runway.
Captain Seiji Katagiri put the DC-8 into a dive two miles from the runway. First officer grabbed the controls. Flight engineer tried to pull Katagiri off the yoke. The plane hit Tokyo Bay at 300 mph, then skipped like a stone into shallow water near the shore. 150 people survived because it didn't explode. Katagiri had been hallucinating for weeks, convinced he was a deity. His airline knew. They kept him flying.
Die deutsche Band Trio veröffentlicht die Single Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha, die s…
Die deutsche Band Trio veröffentlicht die Single Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha, die sich im Laufe des Jahres zu einem Welthit entwickelt.
el cantante afroestadounidense Prince lanza el sencillo Little red Corvette.
el cantante afroestadounidense Prince lanza el sencillo Little red Corvette.
en Asturias, la popular canción Asturias, patria querida, es declarada himno oficial.
en Asturias, la popular canción Asturias, patria querida, es declarada himno oficial.
Halley's Comet swung closest to the sun on February 9, 1986, traveling at 122,000 miles per hour.
Halley's Comet swung closest to the sun on February 9, 1986, traveling at 122,000 miles per hour. It was the comet's worst show in 2,000 years. City lights had spread across the planet since 1910. Most people couldn't see it without binoculars. NASA sent a probe anyway. Giotto flew within 370 miles of the nucleus and sent back the first close-up images of a comet's core: a peanut-shaped chunk of ice and rock, blacker than coal, spewing jets of gas. The comet won't be back until 2061. By then, light pollution will have gotten worse.
en Lima (Perú), el autonombrado psicólogo Mario Poggi (1943-2016) estrangula con su cinturón de cuero al supuesto «De…
en Lima (Perú), el autonombrado psicólogo Mario Poggi (1943-2016) estrangula con su cinturón de cuero al supuesto «Descuartizador de Lima», detenido en una comisaría.
The First Intifada started with four Palestinians killed at a checkpoint in Gaza.
The First Intifada started with four Palestinians killed at a checkpoint in Gaza. Within days, strikes and demonstrations spread across the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Kids threw stones at Israeli soldiers. Shopkeepers closed their stores. Women organized neighborhood committees. The Palestinian leadership in Tunis didn't plan it. They scrambled to catch up. Israel had occupied these territories for twenty years. The uprising lasted six years, killed over a thousand Palestinians and about 200 Israelis, and forced both sides to the negotiating table. Before December 1987, most Israelis didn't think occupation had a cost. After, everyone knew it did.
publication du rapport sur des activités de l'ancien secrétaire général de l'ONU puis président autrichien Kurt Waldh…
publication du rapport sur des activités de l'ancien secrétaire général de l'ONU puis président autrichien Kurt Waldheim durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
doce candidatos al Congreso de los Diputados del Pueblo de la Unión Soviética ―el nuevo parlamento soviético― present…
doce candidatos al Congreso de los Diputados del Pueblo de la Unión Soviética ―el nuevo parlamento soviético― presentan por primera vez sus programas a un grupo de electores moscovitas.
el Gobierno de la Alemania Federal prohíbe el partido neonazi NS.
el Gobierno de la Alemania Federal prohíbe el partido neonazi NS.
en Namibia, la Asamblea Constituyente aprueba por unanimidad la nueva Constitución.
en Namibia, la Asamblea Constituyente aprueba por unanimidad la nueva Constitución.
rétablissement de relations diplomatiques entre la Hongrie et le Vatican.
rétablissement de relations diplomatiques entre la Hongrie et le Vatican.
en la segunda vuelta de las presidenciales en Polonia, resulta ganador Lech Walesa con el 74 % de los votos.
en la segunda vuelta de las presidenciales en Polonia, resulta ganador Lech Walesa con el 74 % de los votos.
en Alemania comienzan las obras de derribo del Muro de Berlín.
en Alemania comienzan las obras de derribo del Muro de Berlín.
Lithuanian voters overwhelmingly backed independence from the Soviet Union in a national referendum, signaling the be…
Lithuanian voters overwhelmingly backed independence from the Soviet Union in a national referendum, signaling the beginning of the end for the communist bloc. This decisive mandate forced Moscow to confront the collapse of its internal empire, accelerating the formal dissolution of the USSR later that same year.
Lithuania voted for independence on February 9, 1991, while Soviet tanks were still in the streets.
Lithuania voted for independence on February 9, 1991, while Soviet tanks were still in the streets. Mikhail Gorbachev had sent troops two months earlier after Lithuania first declared independence. Thirteen people died when paratroopers stormed the TV tower in Vilnius. The Kremlin said the referendum was illegal. Ninety percent voted yes anyway. Moscow recognized their independence eight months later, after the failed coup that ended the Soviet Union. Lithuania didn't wait for permission. They voted with the guns still there.
Der am 11.
Der am 11. Dezember 1989 zwischen Indonesien und Australien ausgehandelte Timor Gap Treaty tritt in Kraft. Im Timorgraben liegen große Erdöl- und Erdgasvorkommen. Osttimor wird Jahre später auf die Einhaltung des Vertragswerks pochen.
référendum en faveur de l'indépendance de la Lituanie.
référendum en faveur de l'indépendance de la Lituanie.
en Perú, el Gobierno impone el estado de emergencia a causa de una epidemia de cólera.
en Perú, el Gobierno impone el estado de emergencia a causa de una epidemia de cólera.
el tenista profesional Jim Courier alcanza el liderazgo de la clasificación mundial de la ATP.
el tenista profesional Jim Courier alcanza el liderazgo de la clasificación mundial de la ATP.
en Argelia se declara el estado de excepción tras sangrientos enfrentamientos entre fundamentalistas musulmanes.
en Argelia se declara el estado de excepción tras sangrientos enfrentamientos entre fundamentalistas musulmanes.
el cantautor guatemalteco Ricardo Arjona, publica su álbum titulado Animal nocturno.
el cantautor guatemalteco Ricardo Arjona, publica su álbum titulado Animal nocturno.
The Vance-Owen plan carved Bosnia into ten ethnic provinces.
The Vance-Owen plan carved Bosnia into ten ethnic provinces. Cyrus Vance and David Owen thought they could end the war by giving each group its own territory. The Bosnian Serbs rejected it. They controlled 70% of the country and the plan gave them 43%. Radovan Karadžić signed it anyway, under pressure. Then the Bosnian Serb parliament voted it down. The war continued for three more years. The final peace deal, Dayton, gave the Serbs 49% of Bosnia. They got more by refusing the compromise than they would have by accepting it.
début de l'affaire des HLM de Paris sous la houlette du juge d'instruction Éric Halphen.
début de l'affaire des HLM de Paris sous la houlette du juge d'instruction Éric Halphen.
se anuncia el plan de paz para Bosnia y Herzegovina (el llamado Plan Vance-Owen).
se anuncia el plan de paz para Bosnia y Herzegovina (el llamado Plan Vance-Owen).
Bernard Harris suited up for his spacewalk on February 9, 1995.
Bernard Harris suited up for his spacewalk on February 9, 1995. First African American to do it. Same mission, Michael Foale became the first Briton. They spent six hours outside Discovery, testing new suit heaters. Harris had applied to NASA three times before getting in. Foale would later survive a collision on Mir that nearly killed the whole crew. Two firsts on one mission. NASA didn't make it ceremonial — just another day fixing things in the vacuum.
Jordania confirma la retirada israelí del territorio jordano ocupado desde 1967 en el sur del valle de Araba.
Jordania confirma la retirada israelí del territorio jordano ocupado desde 1967 en el sur del valle de Araba.
Der US-amerikanische Science-Fiction-Film Star Trek - Treffen der Generationen startet in den deutschen Kinos.
Der US-amerikanische Science-Fiction-Film Star Trek - Treffen der Generationen startet in den deutschen Kinos.
en la Ciudad de México, el presidente Ernesto Zedillo revela que la verdadera identidad del guerrillero Subcomandante…
en la Ciudad de México, el presidente Ernesto Zedillo revela que la verdadera identidad del guerrillero Subcomandante Marcos es Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente.
Physicists at the Heavy Ion Research Laboratory in Darmstadt synthesized the first atom of element 112 by bombarding …
Physicists at the Heavy Ion Research Laboratory in Darmstadt synthesized the first atom of element 112 by bombarding lead with zinc nuclei. This breakthrough expanded the periodic table into the world of superheavy elements, providing researchers with a new tool to test the limits of nuclear stability and the shell model of atomic structure.
The IRA's ceasefire ended with 3,000 pounds of fertilizer in a truck.
The IRA's ceasefire ended with 3,000 pounds of fertilizer in a truck. February 9, 1996. Canary Wharf, London's financial district. Two men parked a Ford cargo truck, called in a warning, and walked away. The blast killed two newsagents, injured over a hundred, and shattered windows half a mile away. Damage estimate: £150 million. The ceasefire had lasted 18 months. Longest peace in 25 years. But negotiations weren't moving. The British government demanded weapons decommissioning before Sinn Féin could join talks. The IRA refused. So they went back to what worked before — except this time, they proved peace was a choice they could unmake. The talks accelerated immediately after.
en Tiflis (Georgia), el presidente Eduard Shevardnadze sobrevive a un atentado.
en Tiflis (Georgia), el presidente Eduard Shevardnadze sobrevive a un atentado.
en la bahía de Cádiz (sur de España) investigadores españoles detectan un nuevo tipo de contaminante orgánico que pod…
en la bahía de Cádiz (sur de España) investigadores españoles detectan un nuevo tipo de contaminante orgánico que podría haber provocado el cambio de sexo de algunas especies de peces.
el Gobierno español autoriza la utilización de la base de Morón de la Frontera (Sevilla) a las tropas de Estados Unid…
el Gobierno español autoriza la utilización de la base de Morón de la Frontera (Sevilla) a las tropas de Estados Unidos en caso de un ataque contra Irak.
Pékin rompt avec Skopje en Macédoine du Nord qui a établi des relations avec Taïwan.
Pékin rompt avec Skopje en Macédoine du Nord qui a établi des relations avec Taïwan.
en Francia se reinicia el proceso contra el ex primer ministro socialista Laurent Fabius, el antiguo secretario de Sa…
en Francia se reinicia el proceso contra el ex primer ministro socialista Laurent Fabius, el antiguo secretario de Sanidad y la extitular de Asuntos Sociales, acusados de homicidio involuntario en el caso de la sangre contaminada con el virus del sida.
ouverture du procès du sang contaminé devant la Cour de justice de la République française.
ouverture du procès du sang contaminé devant la Cour de justice de la République française.
The USS Greeneville was doing a demonstration dive for civilian VIPs when it performed an emergency surface drill.
The USS Greeneville was doing a demonstration dive for civilian VIPs when it performed an emergency surface drill. The submarine shot up from 400 feet in 90 seconds. It surfaced directly under the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing training vessel. Nine people died, including four high school students. The Navy had let sixteen civilians into the control room that day. Three of them were at the controls during the maneuver. Congress banned civilians from operating military submarines.
The USS Greeneville surfaced directly underneath a Japanese fishing training vessel nine miles off Oahu.
The USS Greeneville surfaced directly underneath a Japanese fishing training vessel nine miles off Oahu. Emergency blow — the submarine shot up from 400 feet in 55 seconds. The Ehime-Maru, carrying 35 people including thirteen high school students, sank in ten minutes. Nine died, including four students. The submarine's commander had sixteen civilians aboard for a demonstration cruise. They'd been at the controls. The Navy found the wreck at 2,000 feet three weeks later but couldn't recover the bodies. Japanese officials demanded the ship be raised. Two years and $60 million later, they brought it up. They found the remains in the flooded berthing compartment. The students had been asleep.
en Sevilla (España), la atleta palentina Marta Domínguez logra un nuevo récord nacional en 1500 metros con una marca …
en Sevilla (España), la atleta palentina Marta Domínguez logra un nuevo récord nacional en 1500 metros con una marca de 4:07,69 minutos.
en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno que se celebran en Salt Lake City (EE.
en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno que se celebran en Salt Lake City (EE. UU.), Johann Mühlegg (esquiador alemán, nacionalizado español) logra la medalla de oro en la prueba de 30 kilómetros de esquí de fondo.
en Écija (España), la Guardia Civil interviene 200 000 piezas de una colección arqueológica.
en Écija (España), la Guardia Civil interviene 200 000 piezas de una colección arqueológica.
en Gante (Bélgica), el atleta español Alberto García Fernández bate el récord de Europa de los 5000 metros lisos en p…
en Gante (Bélgica), el atleta español Alberto García Fernández bate el récord de Europa de los 5000 metros lisos en pista cubierta (13:11,39 minutos).
Der achte Cricket World Cup beginnt in Südafrika, Kenia und Simbabwe.
Der achte Cricket World Cup beginnt in Südafrika, Kenia und Simbabwe.
en Puerto Rico, la Marina de Estados Unidos anuncia su retirada de la isla de Vieques.
en Puerto Rico, la Marina de Estados Unidos anuncia su retirada de la isla de Vieques.
en Montenegro, las elecciones presidenciales quedan anuladas por el alto índice de abstención.
en Montenegro, las elecciones presidenciales quedan anuladas por el alto índice de abstención.
مجموعة من المتطرفين اليهود تقوم بتحطيم أعمدة رخامية أثرية بالقرب من المتحف الإسلامي داخل ساحة المسجد الأقصى يعود تاري…
مجموعة من المتطرفين اليهود تقوم بتحطيم أعمدة رخامية أثرية بالقرب من المتحف الإسلامي داخل ساحة المسجد الأقصى يعود تاريخها إلى العصور الإسلامية الأولى.
en Oxirrinco (Egipto, un grupo de egiptólogos españoles encuentra dos sarcófagos de piedra con momias de la época saí…
en Oxirrinco (Egipto, un grupo de egiptólogos españoles encuentra dos sarcófagos de piedra con momias de la época saíta (primera mitad del siglo VI a. C.).
la sonda Cassini-Huygens enviada a Saturno por la NASA, en colaboración con la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), realiz…
la sonda Cassini-Huygens enviada a Saturno por la NASA, en colaboración con la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), realiza fotografías del planeta a 69,4 millones de kilómetros de distancia.
en el Campo de las Naciones de Madrid, la banda terrorista ETA hace estallar un coche bomba horas antes de la inaugur…
en el Campo de las Naciones de Madrid, la banda terrorista ETA hace estallar un coche bomba horas antes de la inauguración de la exposición ARCO.
le plus vieil arbre du parc du château de Versailles est abattu, son arbre doyen haut de 35 mètres et âgé de 324 ans …
le plus vieil arbre du parc du château de Versailles est abattu, son arbre doyen haut de 35 mètres et âgé de 324 ans surnommé « le chêne de Marie-Antoinette » mais abîmé par la tempête de décembre 1999 puis la canicule de l'été 2003.
en España, el Congreso aprueba la reforma del Estatuto valenciano.
en España, el Congreso aprueba la reforma del Estatuto valenciano.
en el Valle de los Reyes (Egipto), cerca de la tumba de Tutankamon, un equipo de egiptólogos localiza un almacén o ta…
en el Valle de los Reyes (Egipto), cerca de la tumba de Tutankamon, un equipo de egiptólogos localiza un almacén o taller de momificación, que primeramente había sido identificado como un escondrijo para guardar momias saqueadas de la dinastía XVIII de Egipto, empleado para preparar el proceso embalsamatorio.
Eugène Camara devient Premier ministre en Guinée.
Eugène Camara devient Premier ministre en Guinée.
O Google lança o Android 1.1
O Google lança o Android 1.1
Der Internationale Sportgerichtshof spricht den früheren deutschen Profi-Radrennfahrer Jan Ullrich wegen Dopings schu…
Der Internationale Sportgerichtshof spricht den früheren deutschen Profi-Radrennfahrer Jan Ullrich wegen Dopings schuldig. Rückwirkend werden ihm der dritte Platz bei der Tour de France 2005 und der Sieg bei der Tour de Suisse 2006 aberkannt.
en Chile, el tenista Fernando González anuncia su retiro del tenis mundial tras más de diez años de carrera
en Chile, el tenista Fernando González anuncia su retiro del tenis mundial tras más de diez años de carrera
en un accidente carretero en las cercanías de la ciudad chilena de Tomé, fallecen 16 hinchas de O'Higgins de Rancagua…
en un accidente carretero en las cercanías de la ciudad chilena de Tomé, fallecen 16 hinchas de O'Higgins de Rancagua tras asistir al partido donde el club derrotó como visitante a Huachipato en el estadio CAP de Talcahuano.
en la ciudad de Pasto (Colombia) se produce un sismo de mediana intensidad (6,5 grados).
en la ciudad de Pasto (Colombia) se produce un sismo de mediana intensidad (6,5 grados).
consécration de l'église du Sanctuaire marial de Yagma au Burkina Faso, par le Nonce Apostolique, en présence du prem…
consécration de l'église du Sanctuaire marial de Yagma au Burkina Faso, par le Nonce Apostolique, en présence du premier ministre du pays et de différents ministres et représentants religieux. L'église a rang de basilique mineure.
The dispatcher was playing a mobile game when he cleared two trains onto the same track.
The dispatcher was playing a mobile game when he cleared two trains onto the same track. Bad Aibling, Bavaria, February 9, 2016. Twelve dead, 85 injured. The trains hit head-on at 100 kilometers per hour on a curve where neither engineer could see what was coming. Germany's automatic safety system would have stopped them — the dispatcher had manually overridden it. He got three and a half years. The railway got a law requiring fail-safes that can't be turned off.
le gouvernement irakien reprend totalement Ramadi à l’organisation dite État islamique.
le gouvernement irakien reprend totalement Ramadi à l’organisation dite État islamique.
en la ciudad mexicana de Tepic (estado de Nayarit), la Marina de México ejecuta la Operación Barcina, en la cual son …
en la ciudad mexicana de Tepic (estado de Nayarit), la Marina de México ejecuta la Operación Barcina, en la cual son abatidos 8 miembros del Cartel de los Beltrán Leyva, dando cese temporal a la «guerra contra el narcotráfico en Tepic».
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened with a unified march of athletes from North and South Korea under a single flag.
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened with a unified march of athletes from North and South Korea under a single flag. This rare diplomatic gesture eased tensions on the peninsula, creating a temporary thaw in relations that allowed for high-level dialogue between the two nations throughout the games.
Bukele walked armed soldiers into El Salvador's Congress while it was in session.
Bukele walked armed soldiers into El Salvador's Congress while it was in session. February 9, 2020. He sat in the speaker's chair, surrounded by troops in full tactical gear, and told legislators to approve his $109 million security loan. Then he bowed his head and said he was praying for God to guide them. The session ended without a vote. He was 38 years old, eight months into his presidency, and he'd just shown every institution in the country what power looked like. International observers called it a coup attempt. His approval rating went up.
Des votations (référendums) sont organisées en Suisse à quatre dates dont une première ce jour.
Des votations (référendums) sont organisées en Suisse à quatre dates dont une première ce jour.
D'autres ont lieu afin de renouveler les 180 membres de l'Assemblée nationale du Cameroun après plusieurs reports.
D'autres ont lieu afin de renouveler les 180 membres de l'Assemblée nationale du Cameroun après plusieurs reports.
des élections législatives ont lieu de manière anticipée afin de renouveler les 125 membres de Assemblée nationale d'…
des élections législatives ont lieu de manière anticipée afin de renouveler les 125 membres de Assemblée nationale d'Azerbaïdjan.
en Los Ángeles (California), la película surcoreana Parásitos gana cuatro premio Óscar incluyendo Mejor película, con…
en Los Ángeles (California), la película surcoreana Parásitos gana cuatro premio Óscar incluyendo Mejor película, convirtiéndose en la primera película de habla no inglesa en ganar la categoría principal en la historia del Óscar.
la sonde spatiale émirati Al-Amal rejoint l'orbite de la planète Mars, que la chinoise Tianwen-1 atteint le lendemain.
la sonde spatiale émirati Al-Amal rejoint l'orbite de la planète Mars, que la chinoise Tianwen-1 atteint le lendemain.
Trump's second impeachment trial began February 9, 2021.
Trump's second impeachment trial began February 9, 2021. He'd already left office. The Senate voted anyway — the first time in American history they tried a former president. The charge: inciting insurrection at the Capitol five weeks earlier. Seven Republicans joined all Democrats to convict. That made it the most bipartisan impeachment conviction vote ever. But 57-43 fell short of the two-thirds needed. He was acquitted. He could run again.
Encerramento das atividades da Blue Sky Studios, a produtora de filmes como A Era do Gelo e Rio, sendo que estes dois…
Encerramento das atividades da Blue Sky Studios, a produtora de filmes como A Era do Gelo e Rio, sendo que estes dois filmes (e outros do estúdio) foram dirigidos ou codirigidos pelo brasileiro (e lusófono) Carlos Saldanha.
en Washington (Estados Unidos) comienza el segundo juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump.
en Washington (Estados Unidos) comienza el segundo juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump.
Concluída a transposição do rio São Francisco, com o objetivo de sanar a deficiência hídrica na região do semiárido, …
Concluída a transposição do rio São Francisco, com o objetivo de sanar a deficiência hídrica na região do semiárido, foi planejada a transferência de água para abastecimento de açudes e rios menores na região nordeste, para mais de 390 municípios.
en Managua (Nicaragua), el presidente Daniel Ortega expulsan del país a más de 200 presos políticos enviándolos hacia…
en Managua (Nicaragua), el presidente Daniel Ortega expulsan del país a más de 200 presos políticos enviándolos hacia los Estados Unidos.
en el cementerio Parque del Recuerdo (Santiago de Chile) se realiza el funeral del expresidente Sebastián Piñera.
en el cementerio Parque del Recuerdo (Santiago de Chile) se realiza el funeral del expresidente Sebastián Piñera.
Baltics Break Chains: Grid Synchronizes With Europe
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania synchronized their power grids with Continental Europe, severing a decades-old electrical dependence on Russia and Belarus. The technical feat required years of infrastructure upgrades and gave the Baltic states energy sovereignty for the first time since their independence, eliminating a critical vulnerability Moscow had long exploited as political leverage.
au Liechtenstein, les élections législatives se déroulent afin de renouveler les 25 sièges du Landtag.
au Liechtenstein, les élections législatives se déroulent afin de renouveler les 25 sièges du Landtag. Et c'est l’Union patriotique, dirigée par Brigitte Haas qui remporte la majorité des sièges.
au Kosovo, les élections législatives ont lieu afin d'élire les 120 députés de la 9e législature pour un mandat de qu…
au Kosovo, les élections législatives ont lieu afin d'élire les 120 députés de la 9e législature pour un mandat de quatre ans.
en Équateur, l'élection présidentielle a lieu afin d'élire le chef de l'État.
en Équateur, l'élection présidentielle a lieu afin d'élire le chef de l'État. Le premier tour a lieu en même temps que des élections législatives.
سلسلة من حملات المقاطعة ضد متاجر التجزئة في عدة بلدان في جنوب شرق أوروبا بسبب ارتفاع الأسعار، وانخفاض مستوى الدخل.
سلسلة من حملات المقاطعة ضد متاجر التجزئة في عدة بلدان في جنوب شرق أوروبا بسبب ارتفاع الأسعار، وانخفاض مستوى الدخل.