Osun Defender History Corner: February 5 In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.
February 5, 1783
Sweden recognizes the independence of the United States.
February 5, 1818
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte becomes King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway.
February 5, 1885
Congo Free State established under King Leopold II of Belgium.
February 5, 1917
Mexico adopts its current constitution.
February 5, 1919
United Artists film studio is founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith.
February 5, 1937
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes expanding the Supreme Court.
February 5, 1958
Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated as the first president of the United Arab Republic.
February 5, 1971
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa launch to the moon.
February 5, 1994
Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
February 5, 2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room.
February 5, 2012
The United Nations Security Council condemns North Korea’s rocket launch.
February 5, 2017
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches, carrying a payload to the International Space Station.
February 5, 2020
President Donald Trump is acquitted in his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on February 5. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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