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Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby
February 3rd 1966
1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
February 4th 2011
Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, commented that the 2011 Egyptian protests and Tunisian uprising are a result of ‘Islamic awareness’
February 5th 2011
Protesters continue their 12th day of nationwide protests in Cairo’s Tahir Square, calling on President Hosni Mubarak to step down
February 6th 1990
Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen’s album “A Night At The Opera” in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds backwards!
February 7th 2009
Melbourne, Australia records highest-ever temperature, sparking the deadliest brushfires in Australian history
February 8th 1986
5' 7" tall Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
February 9th 1964
GI Joe character created
February 10th 1951
Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari
February 11th 1810
Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria
February 12th 1989
Barbara Harris becomes 1st female bishop of a U.S. Episcopal church
February 13th 1959
Barbie doll goes on sale
February 14th 1984
Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney, Australia
February 15th 2011
In Malaysia, Islamic morality police arrest more than 80 muslims to prevent them from celebrating Valentine’s Day
February 16th 2011
Lance Armstrong announces his official retirement from professional cycling
February 17th 2011
Aretha Franklin, singer and the ‘Queen of Soul’, announces she has overcome medical ailments and plans to return to the stage
February 18th 2011
Human Rights Watch reports 24 people were killed in Libya’s ‘Day of Rage’ anti-regime protest
February 19th 1878
Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)
February 20th 2011
Rebel leader Yoweri Museveni continues his 30-year rule after being re-elected President of Uganda; the opposition claims the election was a ‘sham’
February 21st 1970
Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand
February 22nd 2011
For the first time since 1979 Iranian Revolution, two ships from the Iran Navy are sent through the Suez Canal
February 23rd 1940
Walt Disney’s animated movie “Pinocchio,” released
February 24th 1997
Deng Xiaoping, leader of China, cremated (died Feb 19th)
February 25th 2011
Researchers in Fairbanks, Alaska, discover remains of a 3-year old child from the Ice Age and named it Xaasaa Cheege Ts’eniin, ‘Upper Sun River Mouth Child’
February 26th 1984
Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse
February 27th 1984
Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8.675 m)
February 28th 2011
The last surviving veteran of World War I, Frank Buckles, dies in Charles Town, West Virginia at the age of 110
February 29th 1504
Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians
