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Elon Musk's SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket, in 2018.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful operational rocket, launched its maiden commercial mission from Florida on Thursday, in a critical showcas...
Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne at the age of 25
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth states took place at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953. On the death of her father, George VI, on 9 Februar...
MGM released the "Tom and Jerry" animation made by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940.
Tom and Jerry are an American animated media property and series of comedic short films developed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940. The series, most kno...
In 1931, New Delhi is designated as India's capital.
George V, the Emperor of India at the time, lay the foundation stone for New Delhi, the capital city. The event took place in 1911 at the Delhi Durbar. Sir Herbert...
Thomas Edison, an American inventor, was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847.
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was a businessman and inventor from the United States. He invented several inventions in discipline...
Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 after serving 27 years in jail in South Africa.
On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, is freed from jail after 27 years.
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In 1809, Robert Fulton receives a patent for a steamboat.
Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is usually credited with constructing the North River Steambo...
In 1998, Intel introduces their first graphics processor, the i740.
The Intel740, introduced in February 1998, was Intel's first effort at a dedicated graphics card. The Intel740 was deemed failed because to poor performance th...
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1809.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 unt...
Charles Darwin, the English biologist who developed the idea of evolution through natural selection, was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in 1809.
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist best recognised for his contributions to evolu...
Sarojini Naidu, an Indian independence fighter and poet, was born in Hyperbad, India, in 1879.
Sarojini Naidu (née Chattopadhyay; February 13, 1879 – March 2, 1949) was a poet and political activist from India. She was a significant person in In...
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd became a fan favorite.
Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, released in 1980, quickly became a fan favorite. It spent 402 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 list, making it the longes...
YouTube, an Internet service where videos may be uploaded and viewed by others, is founded in the United States in 2005.
YouTube is a video-sharing website. Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of the American e-commerce corporation PayPal, registered it o...
In 1968, George Harrison, John Lennon, and their spouses went to India to learn transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The English rock band the Beatles travelled to Rishikesh in northern India in February 1968 to participate in a Transcendental Meditation (TM) training course at M...
The 1st Sikh War in India comes to a conclusion in 1846 with the Battle of Sobraon.
The Battle of Sobraon took place on February 10, 1846, between the armies of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Punjab Sikh Empire. T...
On February 16, 1990, the film 'Agneepath' was released in theatres.
Vijay, a criminal, is determined to destroy Kancha, the man who brutally murdered his father years ago. He is willing to go to any extent to restore his family'...
The world's first superhero, The Phantom, a cartoon strip by Lee Falk, initially appears in comic books in 1936.
On February 17, 1936, a daily newspaper strip debuted, followed by a colour Sunday strip on May 28, 1939; both are still running as of 2022. According to King Feat...
In 1972, Volkswagen Beetle sales surpassed those of the Ford Model T.
On February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line, shattering a global automobile production record set by the Ford Motor Compan...
In 2020, India's Supreme Court allows women in the armed services equal rights.
On February 17, 2021, the Indian government informed the Supreme Court that women can enrol in military institutions and be considered for permanent commissions. T...
On February 19, 1913, Pedro Lascurain took office in Mexico for the world's shortest presidency.
Juan Domingo de la Calzada Manuel Mara Lascuráin Paredes was a Mexican politician who lived from 8 May 1856 until 21 July 1952. He served as Mexico's 34...
William Keith Kellogg established the Kellogg Cereal Company on February 19, 1906.
Kellogg's, full name Kellogg Company, is a major American manufacturer of ready-to-eat cereals and other food items. Kellogg's Corn Flakes were among the f...
In 1999, India's Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan's Navaz Sharif signed the Lahore Declaration on the use of nuclear weapons.
The treaty was signed on February 21, 1999, at the end of a historic summit in Lahore, and approved by both nations' parliaments the following year. Prime Mini...
In the Battle of Karnal in 1739, the army of Iranian monarch Nadir Shah defeats the soldiers of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah of India.
During his conquest of India, Nader Shah, the founder of Iran's Afsharid dynasty, won a significant victory in the Battle of Karnal (24 February 1739). Within ...
Charles Cornwallis was named governor general of India in 1786.
In February 1786, British General Charles Cornwallis, Earl Cornwallis, was appointed as both Commander-in-Chief of British India and Governor of the Presidency of ...
In 2012, the World Health Organization removed India off the list of nations with polio.
The World Health Organization today removed India, which has been polio-free for almost a year, from the list of polio endemic nations. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi...
In 1910, the Dalai Lama escapes Tibet for British India in order to avoid Chinese forces.
Lobsang Ngawang Thupten Gyatso Jigdral Chokley Namgyal (12 February 1876 – 17 December 1933) was the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet, enthroned at a difficult perio...
India initiates air attacks on suspected terrorist sites within Pakistan in 2019.
February 26, India carried out air strikes on an alleged JeM terrorist camp deep within Pakistan. In the operation, India claimed to have killed "a substantia...
The singer Lauryn Hill received five Grammy awards on February 26, 1999.
The singer Lauryn Hill received five Grammy awards on February 26, 1999. For her 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the hip-hop and rhythm and blues performer won five wins at the 41st Ann...
Chandra Sekhar Azad, an Indian liberation warrior, dies at the age of 24 in 1931.
Chandra Shekhar Azad was the prototypical fiery revolutionary who fought fervently for his country's independence. Azad, a contemporary of Bhagat Singh, did no...
In 1803 there was a great fire in Bombay, India.
India awoke to the heartbreaking news that at least 14 people had died in a fire that ripped through a tavern in Mumbai's Lower Parel. The fire, which started ...
In the 2002 Godhra train fire, 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya were killed by Muslims.
The Godhra train burning happened on February 27, 2002, when 59 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were murdered in a fire inside the Sabarmati Ex...
Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter plane and kidnapped the pilot in 2019, heightening tensions in the disputed Kashmir region.
Pakistan carried out its second attack throughout the day on February 27 within Indian-administered Kashmir. During this attack, a combat between Indian and Pakist...
At the North West Stadium in Potchefstroom on February 27, 2003, Glenn McGrath ambushed the Namibian batting,
At the North West Stadium in Potchefstroom on February 27, 2003, Glenn McGrath ambushed the Namibian batting, dismissing them for 45 in 14 overs and securing a victory by 256 runs on a favourable b...
Tiger Woods made his PGA debut in the Nissan Los Angeles Open on February 27, 1992, at the age of 16, becoming the sport's youngest player in 35 years.
Tiger Woods made his PGA debut in the Nissan Los Angeles Open on February 27, 1992, at the age of 16, becoming the sport's youngest player in 35 years. He was almost literally coached by his fa...
Michael Jackson wins a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards on February 28, 1984.
Michael Jackson wins a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards on February 28, 1984. Eight Grammys are given to Michael Jackson. Musician and performer Michael Jackson had a memorable evening as he brought...
The Raman Effect was discovered on February 28, 1987, by physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.
The Raman Effect was discovered on February 28, 1987, by physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. For his research on "The scattering of light and the discovery of the Raman effect," Raman...
In 1932, 12 independence revolutionaries caught in and around Chittagong, Bengal province, India, under British control, were condemned to deportation for life, two to three-year prison sentences, and acquitted the remaining 32.
The mass trial of individuals detained during and after the raids ended in January 1932, and the verdict was handed down on March 1, 1932. Twelve of the accused we...
Sarojini Naidu, an Indian independence warrior and poet, dies at the age of 70 in 1949.
Sarojini Naidu born on 13 February 1879 was a political activist and poet from India. She was a significant person in India's movement for independence from co...
At the Battle of Tukaroi in 1575, Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats the Bengali army.
The Mughal army marched into the capital of Bengal, Tanda (near Gaur), and Daud withdrew to Odisha. He had gathered a host. The action was forced on Munim Khan who...
Yuri Gagarin, Russian astronaut and the first man in space, was born in Klushino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, in 1934.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first person to travel into space. Gagarin complet...
In 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 130 kilometres east of Sendai, Japan, creating a tsunami and the second worst nuclear catastrophe in history at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Japan endured the biggest earthquake in recorded history on March 11, 2011. The earthquake occurred 130 kilometres east of Sendai, the main city in the Tohoku regi...
Coca-Cola is initially offered in bottles in a confectionery store in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1894.
Coca-Cola was initially offered in bottles in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1894. Local shop owner Joseph A. Biedenharm bottle soda water in bottles he had on hand, w...
Mauritius declares independence from Britain in 1968.
Mauritius proclaims independence from Britain on March 12, although Britain's Queen Elizabeth II remains head of state. Mauritius gained independence within th...
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.
Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930, with his well-known Dandi March. On April 6, Gandhi Ji arrived at Dandi, took up a handful of sa...
In retaliation for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Indian freedom fighter Udham Singh killed Michael O'dyer in 1940.
From 1913 until 1919, Michael O'Dwyer served as the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India. When he was governor of Punjab, the Jallianwala Bagh Massac...
Today, Sonia Gandhi became the first female President of the Congress in 1998.
Sonia Gandhi aka Antonia Maino is an Indian politician who was born on December 9, 1946. She is the president of the Indian National Congress, a large politic...
Alam Ara was released in 1931. It was directed by Ardeshir Irani and was the first Indian sound picture.
Alam Ara was released on March 14, 1931, and did well at the box office. The performance and songs received the most attention from critics, with some criticising ...
Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist and Nobel winner, was born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879.
Albert Einstein, born March 14 1879, was a theoretical physicist of German origin who is largely regarded as one of the greatest physicists. Einstein is most recog...
On the Ides of March in 44 BC, Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius, and many other Roman senators in Rome.
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman commander and statesman who lived from 12 July 100 BC to 15 March 44 BC. Caesar was a member of the First Triumvirate and led the R...
CV Raman delivered the official and detailed description as "A new radiation" at the South Indian Science Association meeting in Bangalore in 1928.
CV Raman had already established a name for himself, and his hosts were Nobel laureates J. J. Thomson and Lord Rutherford. Mukherjee questioned him about his futur...
Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian officer to command a squadron in 1939.
Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee OBE was an Indian military commander who served as the Indian Air Force's first Commander-in-Chief. Several honours were bestowed ...
Albert Einstein completes his scientific article explaining his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the pillars of modern physics, in 1905.
Albert Einstein completed a scientific study that will revolutionise the world one hundred years ago today. His startling insight into the nature of light would co...
In 1965, Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space after abandoning his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes.
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, major general in the Russian Air Force, writer, and artist. On March 18, 1965, he became the first pe...
