The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal. Date: February 5, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. Date: February 5, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea. Date: February 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila. Date: February 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered. Date: February 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic. Date: February 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence. Date: February 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law. Date: February 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5…
Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is formally proclaimed, with Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao being appointed as its leaders. Date: February 5, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Date: February 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)