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
Hercules was her love interest in the show Xena: Warrior Princess. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the February 5 Birthday Horoscope.
Famous Birthdays iPhone App
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