1958 - Tybee Hydrogen Bomb (undetonated) is lost off the coast of Georgia.
1924 - Royal Greenwich Observatory broadcasts first hourly Greenwich Mean Time signals.
1917 - The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
1904 - American occupation of Cuba ends
1852 - The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opens to the public.
This Day In Business
1919 - Film studio United Artists Corporation is formed - by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith
1922 - The first Reader's Digest magazine is published by DeWitt and Lila Wallace.
1881 - Phoenix, Arizona - one of the largest populated cities in America, is incorporated.
1977 - The one and only Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in his 1st ever professional boxing match.
February 5th Holiday
National Weatherperson's Day - Recognizes those in the fields of meteorology, forecasting and broadcast meteorology.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She attended Safe Haven auditions in the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the February 5 Birthday Horoscope.
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