4th February 2004

Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

5th February 1971

Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.

6th February 1998

Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.

7th February 1948

Neil Harvey becomes the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.

8th February 1960

The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

9th February 1922

Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

10th February 1996

The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.

11th February 1916

Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.

12th February 1914

In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.

13th February 2000

The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.

14th February 1946

The Bank of England is nationalized.

15th February 1764

The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.

16th February 1846

Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India.

17th February 1969

Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash record an album (never released).

18th February 1996

Sachin Tendulkar scores 127* in India’s Cricket World Cup win over Kenya.

19th February 1985

Canned & bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola.

20th February 1977

“My Fair Lady” closes at St James Theater NYC after 384 performances.

21st February 1970

Jackson 5 make TV debut on “American Bandstand”.

22nd February 1956

Elvis Presley’s 1st hit in Billboard’s top 10: “Heartbreak Hotel”.

23rd February 1993

India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England.

24th February 1989

Margaret Ray found in David Letterman’s home, claims to be his wife.

25th February 2012

World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries.

26th February 1983

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks.

27th February 1992

Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years.

28th February 1925

Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games)