Friday, February 05, 2021

History for February 5

History for February 5 - On-This-Day.com
Adlai Stevenson 1900
  • 1885 - Congo State was established under Leopold II of Belgium, as a personal possession.
  • 1937 - U.S. President Roosevelt proposed enlarging the U.S. Supreme Court. The plan failed.
  • 1962 - French President Charles De Gaulle called for Algeria's independence.
  • 1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.
  • 1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 2,200-point for the first time. The market closed at 2201.49.
  • 1988 - A pair of indictments were unsealed in Florida, accusing Panama's military leader, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, of bribery and drug trafficking.
  • 1997 - Investment bank Morgan Stanley announced a $10 billion merger with Dean Witter.
  • 2003 - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell presented evidence to the U.N. concerning Iraq's material breach of U.N. Resolution 1441.

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