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1919 – More than 65,000 workers in Seattle began a five-day general strike to gain higher wages after two years of U.S. World War I wage controls. 1958 – The aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team crashed while attempting to take off from Munich-Riem Airport in West Germany, killing 8 players and 23 people in total (news reel ...
February 6 is the 37th day of the year ... 1851 – The largest Australian bushfires in a populous region in recorded history take place in the ... 1944 – World War ...
1938 - BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play R.U.R., which coined the term "robot" 1973 - Death of Hans D Jensen, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1907) 1976 - Death of Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (b. 1894)
The planet’s 10 hottest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade, according to NOAA. The new record comes as little surprise after a year beset by extremes.
February 12: Lantern Festival in China (2025); Lincoln's Birthday in some states of the United States; Red Hand Day Edvard Munch's The Scream 1691 – A papal conclave convened to select a new pope after the death of Pope Alexander VIII .
Waitangi Day (Māori: Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing—on 6 February 1840—of the Treaty of Waitangi.The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori chiefs, and so is regarded by many as the founding document of the nation.
Valentine’s Day might get the most attention this month, but February birthdays deserve the love too. We rounded up a list of the 15 best gifts to get your besties who are celebrating their ...
The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highest global average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F). [20] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024. [20] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21]