What Happened on Feb 5
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Gui Faucoi (Clement IV) elected Pope
Pope Clement IV (Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, November 23, year ca. 1195 – November 29, 1268 in Viterbo), born Gui Faucoi called in later life le Gros... Read more
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Roger Williams Arrives In Boston
Roger Williams, defender of religious liberty and founder of Rhode Island, arrived in Boston on February 5, 1631. Born in England just after the... Read more
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Calabrian Earthquake of 1783
February 5 This earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.0, affected a large area including most of the southern Italian peninsula and shook... Read more
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Battle of Hatcher's Run
Description: On February 5, Bvt. Brig. Gen. David Gregg’s cavalry division rode out to the Boydton Plank Road via Ream's Station and Dinwiddie... Read more
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Texas v. White
Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869) was a significant case argued before the United States Supreme Court in 1869. The case involved a claim by the... Read more
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United Artist is Founded
Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and David Griffith incorporated United Artist as a joint venture on February 5, 1919. Each held... Read more
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"Modern Times" (film) is Released
Modern Times is a 1936 comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that has his iconic Little Tramp character struggling to survive in the modern,... Read more
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37th Infantry Division Moves into Manila
The primarily US forces involved were represented by the 37th Infantry Division and the 1st Cavarly Division, smaller airborne units, forces... Read more
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Peter Pan is released
Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M.... Read more
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"La Dolce Vita" Is Released
La dolce vita (Italian for "The Sweet Life") is a 1960 film by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a trajectory of a... Read more
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Kiss starts first tour
Kiss's first tour started on February 5, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Read more
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The Bee Gees release Spirits Having Flown
Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album (thirteenth internationally), released on February 5, 1979. It was the group's first... Read more
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She's Having a Baby is released
The movie portrays a young newlywed couple, Kristy and Jake Briggs played by Elizabeth McGovern and Kevin Bacon, who try to cope with being married... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K12 - "Fugitive Alien"
Movie Summary: Starwolf Ken casts his lot with the Earthling crew of Bacchus 3. Read more
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"The Fix-Up" - Season 3 Episode 16 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Fix-Up" is the thirty-fourth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 17th episode for the show's third season. It aired on... Read more
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Bill Clinton Signs his First Law the Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), was passed by the 103rd United States Congress and subsequently signed into law on 5 August 1993... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 524 - "12 To The Moon"
(Short: Design for Dreaming) A multinational expedition to Earth's moon discovers advanced beings who want no contact with humanity. Read more
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UFC 51: Super Saturday
UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 (Super Bowl weekend) at the... Read more
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Steelers Beat Seahawks in Super Bowl XL
After the first four possessions of the game ended with punts, Seahawks punt returner Peter Warrick gave his team good field position by returning... Read more
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Boston College defeats Harvard, 3-1
For three years, Boston College has depended on goalie Cory Schneider to make ordinary games spectacular. The junior goaltender from Marblehead,... Read more
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Boston University defeats Northeastern, 4-0
Brad Thiessen was toddling around British Columbia in a diaper the last time his school won the Hub's annual intramural all-skate. "I wasn't even... Read more
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Dead Prez Releases "Live in San Francisco"
In 1990, M-1 headed to Tallahassee to attend FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) where he and stic.man met and connected due to... Read more
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"Jurassic Park" Rifftrax is Released
Every quarter century or so a project comes along that so perfectly unites artist and medium that one can only stand in wonder and proclaim, "Wow,... Read more