February 5
1811 - After King George III was declared insane, the Prince of Wales became Prince Regent of England, and later King George IV.
1917 - Mexico adopted its present-day constitution.
1917 - Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917, overriding President Woodrow Wilson's veto, an act that severely curtailed Asian immigration and mandated immigrant literacy testing.
1918 - More than 200 people were killed during World War I when the Cunard liner SS Tuscania, which was transporting over 2,000 American troops to Europe, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Irish Sea.
1937 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of justices on the United States Supreme Court, a move critics decried as "packing the court."
1971 - Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions.
1973 - Services were held at Arlington National Cemetery for U.S. Army Col. William B. Nolde, the last official American combat casualty before the Vietnam ceasefire took effect.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies.
1994 - Byron De La Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Medgar Evers, 30 years after the crime was committed in Jackson, Mississippi.
1997 - Under international pressure, three of Switzerland's biggest banks created a fund worth 100 million Swiss francs for Holocaust victims and their families.
2020 - The U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history. Though a majority of senators expressed unease with Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment, just one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, broke with the GOP and voted to convict.
2023 - Beyonce won her 32nd Grammy to become the most decorated artist in the history of the award.
Birthdays
36 - Jeremy Sumpter (actor)
38 - Henry Golding (actor)
38 - Darren Criss (actor)
40 - Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer player)
41 - Tyler Farr (singer)
45 - Tiwa Savage (singer)
54 - Sara Evans (singer)
55 - David Chisum (actor)
56 - Michael Sheen (actor)
56 - Bobby Brown (singer)
58 - Chris Parnell (actor)
61 - Laura Linney (actress)
63 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (actress)
64 - Tim Meadows (actor/comedian)
77 - Barbara Hershey (actress)
77 - Christopher Guest (actor)
79 - Charlotte Rampling (actress)
81 - Al Kooper (singer)
84 - David Selby (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 5
1959 - Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens) became the first NHL coach to win 500 games. He ended his career with 690 wins.
1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1988 - The first time in 30 years a wrestling match was aired in prime-time on television. Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan in the match.
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the first NBA player to score 38,000 points.
1990 - NBC obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years; Notre Dame became the first university to sell its television rights to a major network.
1994 - Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) became the 10th player in NHL history to score four goals in one period.
1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the seventh player to score 600 career goals.
2003 - Bob Knight (Texas Tech) coached his 800th victory.
2003 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars got his 600th career assist making him only the second American-born player to get 400 goals and 600 assists. Jeremy Roenick was the first American-born player to achieve the feat.
2006 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 to win Super Bowl XL, the fifth Super Bowl win for the Steelers.
2011 - NFL Films founder Ed Sabol is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2012 - The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI.
2017 - The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime to win Super Bowl LI.
2023 - The NFL changed the format of its Pro Bowl to skills competitions and 7-on-7 flag football instead of an actual tackle football game.
1811 - After King George III was declared insane, the Prince of Wales became Prince Regent of England, and later King George IV.
1917 - Mexico adopted its present-day constitution.
1917 - Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917, overriding President Woodrow Wilson's veto, an act that severely curtailed Asian immigration and mandated immigrant literacy testing.
1918 - More than 200 people were killed during World War I when the Cunard liner SS Tuscania, which was transporting over 2,000 American troops to Europe, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Irish Sea.
1937 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of justices on the United States Supreme Court, a move critics decried as "packing the court."
1971 - Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions.
1973 - Services were held at Arlington National Cemetery for U.S. Army Col. William B. Nolde, the last official American combat casualty before the Vietnam ceasefire took effect.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies.
1994 - Byron De La Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Medgar Evers, 30 years after the crime was committed in Jackson, Mississippi.
1997 - Under international pressure, three of Switzerland's biggest banks created a fund worth 100 million Swiss francs for Holocaust victims and their families.
2020 - The U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump, bringing to a close the third presidential trial in American history. Though a majority of senators expressed unease with Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment, just one Republican, Mitt Romney of Utah, broke with the GOP and voted to convict.
2023 - Beyonce won her 32nd Grammy to become the most decorated artist in the history of the award.
Birthdays
36 - Jeremy Sumpter (actor)
38 - Henry Golding (actor)
38 - Darren Criss (actor)
40 - Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer player)
41 - Tyler Farr (singer)
45 - Tiwa Savage (singer)
54 - Sara Evans (singer)
55 - David Chisum (actor)
56 - Michael Sheen (actor)
56 - Bobby Brown (singer)
58 - Chris Parnell (actor)
61 - Laura Linney (actress)
63 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (actress)
64 - Tim Meadows (actor/comedian)
77 - Barbara Hershey (actress)
77 - Christopher Guest (actor)
79 - Charlotte Rampling (actress)
81 - Al Kooper (singer)
84 - David Selby (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 5
1959 - Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens) became the first NHL coach to win 500 games. He ended his career with 690 wins.
1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1988 - The first time in 30 years a wrestling match was aired in prime-time on television. Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan in the match.
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the first NBA player to score 38,000 points.
1990 - NBC obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years; Notre Dame became the first university to sell its television rights to a major network.
1994 - Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) became the 10th player in NHL history to score four goals in one period.
1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the seventh player to score 600 career goals.
2003 - Bob Knight (Texas Tech) coached his 800th victory.
2003 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars got his 600th career assist making him only the second American-born player to get 400 goals and 600 assists. Jeremy Roenick was the first American-born player to achieve the feat.
2006 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 to win Super Bowl XL, the fifth Super Bowl win for the Steelers.
2011 - NFL Films founder Ed Sabol is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2012 - The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI.
2017 - The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime to win Super Bowl LI.
2023 - The NFL changed the format of its Pro Bowl to skills competitions and 7-on-7 flag football instead of an actual tackle football game.
