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1960
1960
Winston-Salem sit-in victory
On February 5, 1960, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ten Black students from Winston-Salem Teachers College and eleven white students from Wake Forest College were arrested during a lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth’s
February 5 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0
1960
1960
Winston-Salem sit-in victory
On February 5, 1960, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ten Black students from Winston-Salem Teachers College and eleven white students from Wake Forest College were arrested during a lunch counter sit-in at Woolworth’s
February 5 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0
1937
1937
Modern Times premieres
Charlie Chaplin’s iconic film Modern Times premiered in New York. In this silent-comedy critique of industrialization, Chaplin’s Little Tramp struggles with factory work and modern society’s mechanical grind
February 5 National 1
1937
1937
Modern Times premieres
Charlie Chaplin’s iconic film Modern Times premiered in New York. In this silent-comedy critique of industrialization, Chaplin’s Little Tramp struggles with factory work and modern society’s mechanical grind
February 5 National 2
1989
1989
Afghan War Soviet withdrawal
The last Soviet armored column left Kabul, Afghanistan, as the USSR’s withdrawal neared completion (finished by Feb. 15, 1989)
February 6 National 1
1989
1989
Afghan War Soviet withdrawal
The last Soviet armored column left Kabul, Afghanistan, as the USSR’s withdrawal neared completion (finished by Feb. 15, 1989)
February 6 National 1
1952
1952
Elizabeth II becomes Queen
Princess Elizabeth ascended to the British throne on Feb. 6, 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI
February 6 National 2
1952
1952
Elizabeth II becomes Queen
Princess Elizabeth ascended to the British throne on Feb. 6, 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI
February 6 National 2
1911
1911
Ronald Reagan born
Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), was born in Tampico, Illinois. A former Hollywood actor and California governor, Reagan’s presidency was marked by conservative economic policies (“Reaganomics”), a hardline stance against the Soviet Union (calling it the “evil empire”), and negotiations that helped end the Cold War
February 6 National 1
1911
1911
Ronald Reagan born
Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), was born in Tampico, Illinois. A former Hollywood actor and California governor, Reagan’s presidency was marked by conservative economic policies (“Reaganomics”), a hardline stance against the Soviet Union (calling it the “evil empire”), and negotiations that helped end the Cold War
February 6 National 1
1992
1992
European Union treaty signed
The Maastricht Treaty was signed, laying the foundation for the European Union
February 7 National 0
1992
1992
European Union treaty signed
The Maastricht Treaty was signed, laying the foundation for the European Union
February 7 National 0
1964
1964
Beatles arrive in America
The Beatles landed at New York’s JFK Airport, greeted by thousands of screaming fans, for their first U.S. visit
February 7 National 0
1964
1964
Beatles arrive in America
The Beatles landed at New York’s JFK Airport, greeted by thousands of screaming fans, for their first U.S. visit
February 7 National 0
1812
1812
New Madrid earthquake
The last of a series of massive earthquakes struck the New Madrid region near the Mississippi River (then mostly frontier). The Feb. 7, 1812 quake, estimated around magnitude 7.5, caused the Mississippi to briefly reverse flow and altered the landscape
February 7 National 1
1812
1812
New Madrid earthquake
The last of a series of massive earthquakes struck the New Madrid region near the Mississippi River (then mostly frontier). The Feb. 7, 1812 quake, estimated around magnitude 7.5, caused the Mississippi to briefly reverse flow and altered the landscape
February 7 National 1
2007
2007
Anna Nicole Show model’s death
Anna Nicole Smith, American model and reality TV star, died of an accidental prescription drug overdose at age 39
February 8 National 0
2007
2007
Anna Nicole Show model’s death
Anna Nicole Smith, American model and reality TV star, died of an accidental prescription drug overdose at age 39
February 8 National 2
1960
1960
Winston-Salem sit-in begins
On February 8, 1960, Carl Wesley Matthews, a Black resident of Winston-Salem, sat down alone at a whites-only lunch counter at a local department store (S.H. Kress) and asked to be served
February 8 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0
1960
1960
Winston-Salem sit-in begins
On February 8, 1960, Carl Wesley Matthews, a Black resident of Winston-Salem, sat down alone at a whites-only lunch counter at a local department store (S.H. Kress) and asked to be served
February 8 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 0
1904
1904
Battle of Port Arthur begins
The Russo-Japanese War erupted when Japanese naval forces launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur (Lüshunkou) in Manchuria on the night of Feb. 8–9, 1904
February 8 National 0
1904
1904
Battle of Port Arthur begins
The Russo-Japanese War erupted when Japanese naval forces launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur (Lüshunkou) in Manchuria on the night of Feb. 8–9, 1904
February 8 National 0
1587
1587
Mary, Queen of Scots executed
Mary Stuart, former queen of France and of Scotland (and cousin to Queen Elizabeth I of England), was beheaded for treason at Fotheringhay Castle, England
February 8 National 1
1587
1587
Mary, Queen of Scots executed
Mary Stuart, former queen of France and of Scotland (and cousin to Queen Elizabeth I of England), was beheaded for treason at Fotheringhay Castle, England
February 8 National 2