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.