It happened one 02 February

1913 : Grand Central Terminal


On February 2, 1913, Grand Central Terminal is open in Manhattan, New York.

1964 : Launch of GI Joe


On 2 February 1964, following the success of its Barbie doll, Hasbro is launching a character of action for boys: GI Joe. A character for each branch of the Army is created.

1972 : British Embassy Destroyed


In response to the Bloody Sunday perpetrated by the British army, crowds destroyed the British Embassy in Dublin with incendiary bombs.

1990 : ANC authorized


On 2 February 1990, the South African President De Klerk lifted the ban that lasted 30 years on the African National Congress (ANC). He also announced the upcoming release of Nelson Mandela.

Latest news : 02 February

Groundhog Day
On 2 February in the U.S. and Canada, it is the Groundhog Day. If the groundhog leaves its burrow and the weather is cloudy, it will emerge and it will mean that winter will soon end. If the weather is nice when the groundhog comes out, it sees its shadow and return to its burrow and winter will last 6 more weeks. The most famous groundhog is Punxsutawney Phil, in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who had a worldwide reputation in the movie Groundhog Day by Harold Ramis starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.

Quote of the day : 02 February

Bill Vaughan
The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.

Birthdays : 02 February

Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (1522)
Nell Gwyn , Mistress of King Charles II of England and actress (1650)
Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (1714)
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1786)
Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (1802)
Solomon R. Guggenhei, American art collector and philanthropist (1861)
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (1875)
James Joyce, Irish writer (1882)
Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (1888)
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (1889)
Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (1893)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician (1926)
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr, American civil rights activist (1928)
George Band, British mountaineer (1929)
Dries van Agt, Dutch politician (1931)
Farrah Fawcett, American actress (1947)
Al McKay, American guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire) (1948)
Christie Brinkley, American model (1954)
Phil Barney, French singer (1957)
Michael T. Weiss, American actor (1962)
Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis player (1966)
Sean Elliott, American basketball player (1968)
Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer (1969)
Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer (1975)
Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer (1975)
Shakira, Colombian singer (1977)
Barry Ferguson, Scottish football player (1978)
Shamita Shetty, Indian actress (1979)
Sergio Castaño, Spanish footballer (1982)
Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete (1983)
Rudi Wulf, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1984)
Dan Gosling, English footballer (1990)

They left us one 02 February

George Abbot, English writer (1648)
Robert Smith, English mathematician (1768)
Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (1907)
Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (1956)
Boris Karloff, English actor (1969)
Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1970)
Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (1979)
William Howard Stein, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (1988)
Donald Pleasence, English actor (1995)
Gene Kelly, Dancer, actor and director (1996)
Katoucha, Guinean model (2008)

Tip of the Day : 02 February

Removing a mercurochrome stain


To remove a mercurochrome stain on your skin, try using vinegar or alcohol 90°.
To remove a mercurochrome stain on a garment that supports bleach, soak in a bleach solution. For a colored or delicate garment, in a solution of equal parts cold water and alcohol at 90 °.

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