On This Very Day
February 5th
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- 1783
Calabria, Italy, suffers devastating earthquakes, resulting in 30,000 deaths.
- 1969
US population reaches the milestone of 200 million.
- 1869
'Welcome Stranger', the largest gold nugget, found in Australia, weighing 71.081 kg.
- 1985
Birth of Cristiano Ronaldo, renowned Portuguese footballer.
- 1953
Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' premieres at the Roxy Theatre, New York City.
- 1820
US census announces a population of 9,638,453; African Americans constitute 18.4%.
- 2016
Hackers attempt to steal $1 billion from Federal Reserve Bank, get $81 million; stopped by a typo. View Post →
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