This week in history
February 5th.
Nothing landed on February 5 exactly, but 29 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
10 stories within seven days of 5 February
February 8, 1904Ohara, Kisaburō · via WikipediaRusso-Japanese War Battle of Mukdensomewhere in Russia
February 9, 2021Wikipedia · "Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump"Trump Second Impeachment Trialsomewhere in the United States
February 10, 1763Wikipedia · "Treaty of Paris (1763)"Treaty of Paris
February 12, 2010Wikipedia · "2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony"2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouversomewhere in Canada
January 29, 1258Wikipedia · "Siege of Baghdad"Mongol Conquest of BaghdadIraq
January 30, 1972Wikipedia · "Bloody Sunday (1972)"Bloody Sunday in Northern Irelandsomewhere in the United Kingdom
January 30, 1948Wikipedia · "Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi"Mahatma Gandhi Assassinatedsomewhere in India
January 30, 1948Unknown author Unknown author · via Wikipedia1948 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Switzerland
Elsewhere in February
12 stories
February 14, 2005Wikipedia · "Assassination of Rafic Hariri"Hariri Assassination in BeirutLebanon
February 14, 2005Wikipedia · "Cedar Revolution"Cedar Revolution Protestssomewhere in Lebanon
February 14, 1980Dr. John Kelley, NOAA/NOS/COOPS NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection ; exact source for image wea03172 · via Wikipedia1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympicssomewhere in the United States
February 14, 1952Dave O from North Vancouver, CANADA · via Wikipedia1952 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Norway
February 15, 1763Photographer from New York · via WikipediaTreaty of Hubertusburg
February 18, 1980Wikipedia · "1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens"Eruption of Mount St. Helenssomewhere in the United States
February 18, 1960Wikipedia · "1960"1960 Winter Olympicssomewhere in the United States
February 21, 1965Wikipedia · "Assassination of Malcolm X"Assassination of Malcolm Xsomewhere in the United States
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February 22, 2011Wikipedia · "2011 Christchurch earthquake"Christchurch Earthquake & Rebuildingsomewhere in New Zealand
February 24, 1895Wikipedia · "Cuban War of Independence"Cuban War of Independence Beginssomewhere in Cuba
February 24, 1525Wikipedia · "Battle of Pavia"Battle of Paviasomewhere in Italy
February 26, 1993Wikipedia · "1993 World Trade Center bombing"1993 World Trade Center bombingCoordinates
Also in February
1 story we can place in February, but not on a day
