10th of February 1775. Letter from John Adams to a Friend in London

[February 12th, 1925] The rescue team photographed after a firedamp explosion that claimed the lives of 136 miners in the Minister Stein Coal Mine, in Dortmund, Germany.

[February 10th, 1925] Henry F. Fletcher, a birth control advocate, warns of global overpopulation in 100 years, predicting 5 billion people will exceed food supply. He urges lowering birth rates to avoid crisis, denies it promotes immorality, and advocates reducing unfit populations.

20 years ago today - some... 'aged like milk' jokes from Weekend Update [x-post /r/TwentyYearsAgo]

SNL jokes about Hillary Clinton and Bill Cosby [20YA - Feb 12]

Apparently 1988-1991 is considered elder millennial on all r/millennial.

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

February 12, 1975. Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden.

Obama breaks the Internet [10YA - Feb 12]

[February 12th, 1945] US Army Nurses freed after three years of imprisonment in the Philippines' Santo Tomas Interment Compound

[February 12th, 1945] Churchill tanks drive along a badly damaged street in Kleve, Germany

Howard Dean elected as new DNC Chair [20YA - Feb 12]

February 12, 1995. OJ jurors tour the murder scene.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Three Jewish children rescued from Theresienstadt rest in the Hadwigschulhaus in St. Gallen, February 11th, 1945

[February 11th, 1945] Three Jewish children rescued from Theresienstadt rest in the Hadwigschulhaus in St. Gallen.

February 11, 1995. Norm Macdonald's Weekend Update on the OJ trial.

Hitch released [20YA - Feb 11]

[February 11th, 1945] British Army soldiers from the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment search a Wehrmacht prisoner in Kleve, Germany.

February 11, 1975. Margaret Thatcher becomes the new UK Conservative leader.

February 11, 2000. The Beach released.

February 11, 2020. New Hampshire caucus - Bernie Sanders wins with 25.6% followed by Buttigieg's 24.2%. Biden fares worse than expected at 8.3%.

February 11, 1975. KC & The Sunshine band - “Get Down Tonight” released.

Obama asks Congress for authorization for war against ISIS [10YA - Feb 11]

During WWI, a soldier from France struggling with the stress of war, saw his hat, meaning he had to fight again.